FMF Ch. 6-8

How did the mechanical shovels help the farmers?

• They helped them make more noise to scare the foxes.

• They helped them dig faster.

• They helped them get back the chickens Mr. Fox had stolen from them.

• They helped them destroy the wood so they could make their farms bigger.

Which word is used to describe the "race" between the foxes and the machines?

• solemn

• furious

• desperate

• miserable

What did the hill look like at the end of these three chapters?

• It looked like a mountain.

• It looked like a valley.

• It looked like a river.

• It looked like a crater.

What did the people think about the farmers when they saw what they had done to the hill?

• They thought the farmers were mad.

• They thought the farmers were reasonable.

• They thought the hill looked better now.

• They thought the farmers were too slow.

What was the serious oath that the farmers made?

• They promised to destroy all the foxes in the wood.

• They promised to punish everyone who laughed at them.

• They promised to come back the next day.

• They promised not to go back to their farms till they got the fox.

When the farmers couldn't get Mr. Fox using mechanical shovels, what did they decide to do?

• They decided to forgive him.

• They decided to camp outside the hole.

• They decided to order food for the foxes.

• They decided to go back to their farms.

Which words can we NOT use to describe the farmers in these chapters?

• determined

• obstinate

• stiff and tired

• extraordinary

Which word can we NOT use to describe the foxes in these chapters?

• terrifed

• hungry

• desperate

• furious

How did Mr. Fox know the farmers were waiting outside the hole?

• He could hear them.

• He could see them.

• He could smell them.

• He knew they would never give up.