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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. Which character does Mr. Badger name as the one who "can usually sneak out of the tightest spots" (46)?

2. What task does Mrs. Fox assign to the Small Fox once she receives the chickens?

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

4. How many geese and ducks are said to be housed within Bunce's storeroom upon Mr. Fox's arrival?

5. How many rows of shelves of cider are featured in the illustration of the storeroom on page 64?

Short Essay Questions

1. What four types of meat lie within Bunce's Storehouse?

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 is the theme of teamwork depicted within Chapter 13 entitled Bunce's Giant Storehouse?

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

6. What question does Mr. Badger ask Mr. Fox with great concern in his voice?

7. Describe the Fox family's underground encounter with Mr. Badger.

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

9. Whose idea is it to take carrots from Bunce's Storehouse and for what reason?

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

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

Could Roald Dahl's novel Fantastic Mr. Fox be classified as a crime novel? Why or why not?

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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