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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When Chapter 5 begins, Bunce, Boggis, and Bean are described using what two adjectives?
2. Which farmer is tall, thin, and clever?
3. How many farmhands does Boggis have on his farm?
4. Who tells Mr. Fox that his missing body part will grow back?
5. When the three farmers make an agreement together, what action do they take as a means to seal their pact?
Short Essay Questions
1. What method does Mr. Fox use to evade capture at the hands of a particular farmer?
2. What product(s) does each of the three farmers Boggis, Bunce, and Bean produce on each of their farms?
3. What is Bean's fourth idea for how to eradicate Mr. Fox?
4. What happens to the tree located above Mr. Fox's hole as a result of the farmers' use of mechanical shovels?
5. What technique does the text use in order to communicate to the reader the impact the mechanical shovels have on Mr. Fox's hole?
6. Which parties are part of "The Race" (23) named in the title of Chapter 6?
7. What is the cause of Bean's deafness?
8. What items do Boggis, Bunce, and Bean ask for when they send messages back to their farms before enacting their fourth plan to kill Mr. Fox?
9. How is the theme of collectivism demonstrated in Chapter 7 in the scene of the three farmers' pact?
10. What nasty habit does Bean display "delicately" (9) in Chapter 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is the topic of instinct treated within Roald Dahl's novel Fantastic Mr. Fox and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?
Essay Topic 2
Trace the characterization arc of Mr. Fox’s character throughout the novel. Discuss whether Mr. Fox is a round or flat character and whether he is a static or dynamic character.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss how and why the author instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of Roald Dahl's novel Fantastic Mr. Fox.
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