The farmers planned to dig the foxes out with spades and picks.
True
False
When did the farmers plan to shoot Mr. Fox?
At lunchtime
In the morning
At midnight
In the evening
The farmers admired Mr. Fox for his clever tricks.
True
False
Mr. Fox lived in a hole under a tree with his wife and three small foxes.
True
False
Who were the three mean farmers?
Baggins, Bunce, and Barry
Foxy, Max, and Bean
Boris, Bruce, and Bob
Boggis, Bunce, and Bean
Bunce mashed goose __________ into a disgusting paste and stuffed it into his doughnuts.
liver
What did Boggis eat every day for all three meals?
Roast beef
Three boiled chickens
Apple pie
Sausages and eggs
I __________ those three farmers will be waiting outside that hole for a very long time!
reckon
Bunce drank cider and was enormously fat.
False
True
Every evening, Mr. Fox asked his family what they would like to eat.
True
False
Which part of Mr. Fox’s body got shot off?
His paw
His nose
His ear
His tail
How did Mr. Fox escape the farmers’ ambush?
He quickly dived back into the hole
He ran through the trees
He climbed a fence
He jumped into a river
The three farms were located down in the __________, surrounded by hills on every side.
Valley
Mr. Fox could smell the farmers from fifty __________ away and would quickly change direction.
yards
The fox family was never afraid of the farmers.
True
False
Bean was the cleverest of the three farmers.
True
False
Where did Mr. Fox and his family live?
Under a big rock
In a cave behind a waterfall
In a hole under a tree
In a barn on Bean’s farm
His terrible diet gave Bunce a beastly __________ that made everyone around him nervous.
temper
Mr. Fox lost his tail when the farmers tried to shoot him.
True
False
Bean picked his nose __________ with a long finger before announcing that he had a plan.
delicately
The farmers were __________ popular with nobody — the whole valley thought they were mean and nasty.
enormously
The knowledge that Mr. Fox had been stealing from them filled the farmers with __________.
rage
Where did Mr. Fox and his family live?
In a cave behind a waterfall
In a barn on Bean’s farm
Under a big rock
In a hole under a tree
Boggis ate three boiled chickens every day for breakfast, lunch, and supper.
False
True
Bunce absolutely __________ of goose livers wherever he goes.
reeks
Boggis ate three boiled chickens __________ in dumplings every single day for breakfast, lunch and supper.
smothered
Mr. Fox's nose __________ from side to side as he sniffed carefully for the scent of danger.
twitched
Why did the farmers want to catch Mr. Fox?
Because he was digging holes on their land
Because he kept stealing their animals
Because he was noisy at night
Because they wanted a pet fox
What kind of animals did Bunce keep on his farm?
Sheep and pigs
Chickens
Turkeys
Ducks and geese
The three farmers waited outside the hole with pistols in their hands.
True
False