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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. For whom is Mabel sent to fetch cider from the storeroom?
(a) Barnes.
(b) Bunce.
(c) Bean.
(d) Boggis.

2. For how many days does Mr. Badger say he had been digging before running into Mr. Fox?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

3. The narrator describes Mr. Fox and the four Small Foxes as continuing to dig in a "special direction" (36) with "great" (36) what?
(a) Trepidation.
(b) Courage.
(c) Fatigue.
(d) Apprehension.

4. Which character does Mr. Badger name as the one who "can usually sneak out of the tightest spots" (46)?
(a) Mr. Wolverine.
(b) Mr. Mouse.
(c) Mr. Rabbit.
(d) Mr. Weasel.

5. What name does Mr. Fox at first call his smallest fox when carrots are mentioned?
(a) Imbecile.
(b) Dolt.
(c) Dummy.
(d) Twerp.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what pet name does Mr. Badger refer to Mr. Fox?

2. Mr. Fox describes Bunce's storehouse as "the most" what "part of that farm" (49)?

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

4. What weapon is used to kill the chickens caught by Mr. Fox?

5. Whom does Mr. Badger name as being too weak to dig "another yard" (48)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What method does Mr. Fox suggest to the Small Foxes when they become overexcited at the proximity of so many chickens?

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

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

4. In what way does the theme of mutable morality emerge within Chapter 14, entitled Badger Has Doubts?

5. On what errand does Mr. Fox send his biggest child after the foxes exit the Chicken House Number One?

6. What method does Mr. Fox use to kill the three chickens he steals?

7. Which families does Mr. Fox name as families that are invited to the Fox family's feast being prepared by Mrs. Fox?

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

9. What instructions does Mr. Fox give to two of the Small Foxes when he sends them back home with two push-carts loaded with food?

10. What method does Mr. Fox use when he needs to think of an idea?

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