Fantastic Mr. Fox

How does Mr. Fox solve the problem of getting food for his family?

• he goes to the store

• he tunnels to the farmer's storehouses

• he makes each animal go to get some food

• he doesn't solve the problem of getting food

How does Mr. Fox use his nose to protect himself from the farmers?

• he smells the air before coming out so he knows where the farmers are

• he sneezes on the farmers

• he sniffs the ground to dig tunnels

• he pushes the farmers with his nose

Based on the story, what conclusion can you draw about how the farmers feel about Mr. Fox?

• they like him

• they think he's clever

• they want his tail

• they hate him, and want to kill him

How do the farmers first try to kill the fox?

• they try to trap him

• they try to shoot him

• they try to dig him out

• they try to starve him

How did the farmers fail when they tried to shoot the fox?

• they shot his arm off, but didn't kill him

• they shot his leg off, but didn't kill him

• they shot his ear off, but didn't kill him

• they shot his tail off, but didn't kill him

Why do the three farmers use mechanical shovels to dig the fox out, instead of hand shovels?

• the mechanical shovels make more noise

• the mechanical shovels are much faster and easier to use

• the hand shovels broke in half

• the hand shovels were very expensive

How did Mr. Fox save his family from the mechanical shovels?

• he had them bite the shovels

• he had his family dig deeper so the shovels couldn't reach them

• he had them move to another city

• he drained the gas out of the machines so they wouldn't run

Why do the people laugh and jeer at the farmers when they see them using machines to dig the hill away, looking for the fox?

• they think the farmers are wasting time and money to kill a fox

• they think the machines are funny looking

• they think the farmers are funny looking

• they love what the farmers are doing

How do Mr. Fox and his children react when they find the chicken house?

• they get very sad and cry

• they get very angry and want to leave

• they get very excited and squeal with delight

• they turn and run away

What causes Mr. Fox to think that he is rather clever?

• he hits the chicken house "smack dab in the middle on the first try" after digging underground

• he knows how many chickens they need

• he comes to the feast with cider

• he tells the rat to leave him alone