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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. At least how many smoked hams are present within Bunce's storehouse?
2. How many times a day does Mr. Badger report that badgers drink cider?
3. What pet name does Mr. Fox use to refer to Mrs. Fox when he tells her that she does not need to help dig?
4. Mr. Rat is described as having a small and what other type of face?
5. What adjective does Mr. Fox use to refer to Bunce's storehouse?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does the theme of mutable morality emerge within Chapter 14, entitled Badger Has Doubts?
2. What method does Mr. Fox use to kill the three chickens he steals?
3. What is Mr. Rat's reaction to seeing Mr. Fox, Mr. Badger, and one Small Fox?
4. How long does the stalemate go on in the narrative, with the farmers surrounding the Fox family's hole?
5. Describe the Fox family's underground encounter with Mr. Badger.
6. What method does Mr. Fox suggest to the Small Foxes when they become overexcited at the proximity of so many chickens?
7. What four types of meat lie within Bunce's Storehouse?
8. Of what items does Mr. Fox's final act of thievery consist within the narrative?
9. What reason does Mr. Fox provide to the Small Foxes when they ask why he cannot tell them their destination?
10. What question does Mr. Badger ask Mr. Fox with great concern in his voice?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within the novel and what is Roald Dahl’s message regarding these themes?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of Roald Dahl's novel Fantastic Mr. Fox and analyze Roald Dahl’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.
Essay Topic 3
What is the novel's message concerning the link between guilt and responsibility?
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