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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the farmers are waiting outside of Mr. Fox's hole, what object does each farmer hide behind?
(a) A building.
(b) A tree.
(c) A bush.
(d) A car.

2. Which farmer is tall, thin, and clever?
(a) Bean.
(b) Barnes.
(c) Boggis.
(d) Bunce.

3. Mr. Fox tells his family that now that mechanical shovels are involved, the family must now truly dig for what?
(a) Pride.
(b) Their lives.
(c) Posterity.
(d) The world record.

4. By what name do the Small Foxes call their mother, Mrs. Fox?
(a) Mom.
(b) Mommy.
(c) Mother.
(d) Mummy.

5. When Chapter 5 begins, Bunce, Boggis, and Bean are described using what two adjectives?
(a) Envious and conniving.
(b) Tired and cross.
(c) Frustrated and mad.
(d) Sad and depressed.

6. Mr. Fox declares that "Nobody in the world can dig as quick as" (18) what type of animal?
(a) A dog.
(b) A mole.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A fox.

7. What two words does Mr. Fox shout when it is time to stop digging?
(a) Hold on.
(b) Stop it.
(c) Hold it.
(d) Quit it.

8. When people from town gather to taunt Boggis, Bunce, and Bean, what is NOT named as an emotion within the farmers that is sharpened due to the criticism?
(a) Shame.
(b) Obstinate energy.
(c) Fury.
(d) Determination.

9. What emotion does Mr. Fox express toward his wife at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Anger.
(b) Loyalty.
(c) Trust.
(d) Love.

10. What adjective does the narrator use to describe the race between the foxes and the mechanical shovels?
(a) Chaotic.
(b) Close.
(c) Desperate.
(d) Spine-tingling.

11. Who guards the Foxes' hole while the mechanical shovels are fetched?
(a) Boggis.
(b) Bunce.
(c) Barnes.
(d) Bean.

12. How many mechanical shovels do the farmers employ in their attack of Mr. Fox?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 8.

13. Which farmer's favorite food is doughnuts and goose liver paste?
(a) Bunce.
(b) Barnes.
(c) Bean.
(d) Boggis.

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

15. After about what period of time digging does Mr. Fox tell everyone to stop digging?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 40 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shouts threats into Mr. Fox's tunnel before the three farmers retire for the night after using the mechanical shovels all day?

2. The narrator describes the three farmers as being rich and as possessing what other quality?

3. By what time of the afternoon or evening does the hole created by the mechanical shovels resemble "the crater of a volcano" (27)?

4. How many farmhands does Boggis have on his farm?

5. What source of light do Boggis, Bunce, and Bean use once night falls on their vigil outside of the Fox family's hole?

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