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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. What source of light do Boggis, Bunce, and Bean use once night falls on their vigil outside of the Fox family's hole?

2. 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?

3. Who guards the Foxes' hole while the mechanical shovels are fetched?

4. The narrator describes the foxes' legs as "moving so fast" (19) that the viewer sees what?

5. What other action does Mrs. Fox take when she draws the Small Foxes close to her during the farmers' attack on the fox hole?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What form of poetry or song is featured in Chapter 1 of the text and what are its contents?

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

5. What method does Mr. Fox use to evade capture at the hands of a particular farmer?

6. What routine have the foxes adopted each night when it gets dark?

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

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

9. How are characters from neighboring villages used within the text as the voice of reason?

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

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

Analyze Roald Dahl's novel Fantastic Mr. Fox from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

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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