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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. The narrator describes Mr. Fox and the four Small Foxes as continuing to dig in a "special direction" (36) with "great" (36) what?

2. What name does Mr. Fox at first call his smallest fox when carrots are mentioned?

3. In what location do Mr. Fox and his companions pile their booty?

4. The narrator says that Mr. Fox and the three remaining Small Foxes are "too" what "to feel tired or hungry" (44)?

5. For how many nights do Boggis, Bean, and Bunce keep watch over the Fox family's hole?

Short Essay Questions

1. On what errand does Mr. Fox send his biggest child after the foxes exit the Chicken House Number One?

2. How is the theme of perseverance depicted within Chapter 9 when the Small Foxes make Mr. Fox proud?

3. Where do Mr. Fox and the Small Foxes find themselves after they run into a hard object and go above ground?

4. What method does Mr. Fox use to kill the three chickens he steals?

5. For what reason has Mr. Fox planned to emerge within the room he does?

6. Who takes charge of the situation in Bunce's Storehouse and what method is used to take charge?

7. In total, what do Mr. Fox, Mr. Badger, and the three Small Foxes steal from Bunce's Storehouse?

8. What is the reaction of Mr. Badger and the three Small Foxes when they see Bunce's Storehouse?

9. What reason does Mr. Fox provide to the Small Foxes when they ask why he cannot tell them their destination?

10. What method does Mr. Fox use when he needs to think of an idea?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Determine Roald Dahl's message regarding the idea that a collaborative group effort can be much more effective than a solitary one.

Essay Topic 2

William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Roald Dahl's novel Fantastic Mr. Fox. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the theme of mutable morality within Roald Dahl's novel Fantastic Mr. Fox. What is the author's message regarding the mutability of morality and how do you know?

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