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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. How many farmhands does Bunce have on his farm?

2. What beverage is Bean constantly drinking?

3. When Chapter 5 begins, Bunce, Boggis, and Bean are described using what two adjectives?

4. The narrator states that the farmers are so involved in their task of digging with the mechanical shovels, that they do not stop for what meal?

5. What item does Boggis place close to the Fox family's hole in hopes that they will emerge?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the theme of appearance versus reality depicted within the scene when Bean's first plan to catch Mr. Fox is enacted?

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

4. What is the cause of Bean's deafness?

5. What happens to the tree located above Mr. Fox's hole as a result of the farmers' use of mechanical shovels?

6. What is the outcome of Bean's first plan to catch Mr. Fox?

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

8. What technique does the text use in order to communicate to the reader the impact the mechanical shovels have on Mr. Fox's hole?

9. 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?

10. What is Bean's second plan to nab Mr. Fox and what is its outcome?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how and why the author instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of Roald Dahl's novel Fantastic Mr. Fox.

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 the author's messages about guilt and responsibility within Roald Dahl's novel Fantastic Mr. Fox. Focus especially on events such as Mr. Fox’s acceptance of responsibility for bringing the farmers’ wrath down upon the other animals.

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