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

2. About which type of food does Badger announce he is "mad" (55)?

3. How many sides of bacon are housed within Bunce's storehouse?

4. Mr. Fox determines his location as Chicken House Number what?

5. Mr. Rat is described as having a small and what other type of face?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mr. Rat's reaction to seeing Mr. Fox, Mr. Badger, and one Small Fox?

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

3. How long does the stalemate go on in the narrative, with the farmers surrounding the Fox family's hole?

4. Which member of the Fox family is suffering from hunger to the greatest degree during the vigil by the farmers?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the function of Mr. Rat's character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by the author in depicting Mr. Rat and include in your discussion the reasons that the author portrays Mr. Rat in these particular ways.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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