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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 Mr. Fox looks at Mrs. Fox at the end of Chapter 4, what is her response?

2. Which farmer is described as a "pot-bellied dwarf" (3) by the narrator?

3. What sight does one of the Small Foxes worriedly report seeing at one end of the Fox family's tunnel?

4. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the race between the foxes and the mechanical shovels?

5. Which farmer picks his nose openly during his conversation about Mr. Fox with the other two farmers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bean's fourth idea for how to eradicate Mr. Fox?

2. Which three characters in the text are introduced on its very first page?

3. How is the theme of humanism demonstrated within Chapter 8, entitled The Foxes Begin to Starve?

4. What product(s) does each of the three farmers Boggis, Bunce, and Bean produce on each of their farms?

5. How is the theme of collectivism demonstrated in Chapter 7 in the scene of the three farmers' pact?

6. How is the theme of isolation depicted within Chapter 2?

7. 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?

8. What metaphor does Roald Dahl use to depict the "enormous caterpillar tractors" (21) owned by the farmers?

9. What is Bean's first plan for catching Mr. Fox?

10. Where do Mr. and Mrs. Fox live with their four Small Foxes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Dahl’s focus on the theme of family bonds in Roald Dahl's novel Fantastic Mr. Fox. What message is the author sending about family bonds and what techniques does he use in order to send these particular messages about the theme of family bonds?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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