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

2. What time of day is it at the start of Chapter 5, entitled The Terrible Tractors?
(a) Evening.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Noon.
(d) Morning.

3. The tree above the Fox family's hole is said to "topple like a" (21) what under the assault from the mechanical shovels?
(a) Tower.
(b) Top-heavy statue.
(c) Matchstick.
(d) House of cards.

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

5. What color does Bean's face turn as a result of his rage at not catching Mr. Fox?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Purple.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many farmhands does Bean have on his farm?

2. What item does Boggis place close to the Fox family's hole in hopes that they will emerge?

3. The noise of what object is described as "the most frightening noise a fox can ever hear" (16)?

4. The narrator states that the farmers are so involved in their task of digging with the mechanical shovels, that they do not stop for what meal?

5. What is NOT a weapon listed among those carried by the farmhands surrounding the Fox family's hole?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What nasty habit does Bean display "delicately" (9) in Chapter 2?

3. 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?

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

5. How are characters from neighboring villages used within the text as the voice of reason?

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

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

8. What metaphor does Roald Dahl use to depict the "enormous caterpillar tractors" (21) owned by the farmers?

9. How is the theme of humanism demonstrated within Chapter 8, entitled The Foxes Begin to Starve?

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

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