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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which farmer decides that mechanical shovels would be a good tool to eradicate Mr. Fox?
(a) Barnes.
(b) Bunce.
(c) Bean.
(d) Boggis.

2. What word does Dahl use to indicate the nature of Mr. Fox's and his children's laughter at the thought of their coming feast?
(a) Chuckle.
(b) Chortle.
(c) Churgle.
(d) Crinkle.

3. What action do the children in town take when they see the three farmers?
(a) They sing.
(b) They laugh.
(c) They call out for their parents.
(d) They run away.

4. Bean is said to be so dirty, that he suffers from what affliction?
(a) A constant rash.
(b) Flea bites.
(c) Deafness.
(d) Blindness.

5. How many chickens is Boggis said to own?
(a) Thousands.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) Scores.
(d) Dozens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is NOT on the list of invited guests to the Fox family's chicken feast?

2. What part of Mr. Fox do the farmers shoot off before Mr. Fox can dive back into his hole?

3. Who yells "Who goes there" (45) at Mr. Fox and the three Small Foxes from above?

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

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

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