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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What adjective is used to describe the tunnel created by the Fox family during their attempt to escape from the farmers' attack?
(a) Short.
(b) Rough.
(c) Ugly.
(d) Long.

2. Which of the three farmers is said to be "the cleverest of them all" (3)?
(a) Bunce.
(b) Barnes.
(c) Boggis.
(d) Bean.

3. The noise of what object is described as "the most frightening noise a fox can ever hear" (16)?
(a) A clap of thunder.
(b) A shovel.
(c) A chainsaw.
(d) A cawing rooster.

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

5. Once the farmers know the whereabouts of Mr. Fox's hole, but before Mr. Fox is aware of this fact, what items does Mrs. Fox request that Mr. Fox go out and get for supper?
(a) Apples.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Ducks.
(d) Turkeys.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says aloud that Mr. Fox, Mrs. Fox, and all four Small Foxes would be dead if it were not for the quick thinking of Mr. Fox?

2. How many farmhands does Bunce have on his farm?

3. What action does Bunce say he would like to take in regard to Mr. Fox?

4. When Mr. Fox emerges from his hole, unaware that the farmers are surrounding him, what kind of noise does he hear?

5. What action do the children in town take when they see the three farmers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the tree located above Mr. Fox's hole as a result of the farmers' use of mechanical shovels?

2. What is Bean's second plan to nab Mr. Fox and what is its outcome?

3. What is the outcome of Bean's first plan to catch Mr. Fox?

4. What three different scents do the three farmers produce, according to Mr. Fox?

5. Which three characters in the text are introduced on its very first page?

6. How is the theme of appearance versus reality depicted within the scene when Bean's first plan to catch Mr. Fox is enacted?

7. What is Bean's fourth idea for how to eradicate Mr. Fox?

8. What is Bean's third idea for catching and killing Mr. Fox?

9. What items do Boggis, Bunce, and Bean ask for when they send messages back to their farms before enacting their fourth plan to kill Mr. Fox?

10. How is the theme of isolation depicted within Chapter 2?

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