Described as a fantastic fox
Mr. Fox
"Thieves!" shrieked Rat. "Robbers! Bandits! Burglars!"
Rat said this when Mr. Fox, Badger, and the smallest Fox stole some cider, even though Rat was stealing it as well.
(pg 71)
Hypocrisy
"Bean never took a bath. He never even washed. As a result, his earholes were clogged with all kinds of muck and wax and bits of chewing-gum and dead flies and stuff like that." (pg 20)
Who is, the narrator
"They were still singing as they rounded the final corner and burst in upon the most wonderful and amazing sight any of them had ever seen." (pg 49) The words wonderful and amazing are what type of modifier?
Adjective
Who were the animals attending the feast?
1.) Just Mr. Fox and his family
2.) Mrs. Badger, her family, and the weasel family
3.) Mr. and Mrs. Mole with their children and Mrs. Rabbit with her children
4.) All of the above having 29 animals attend
4.) All of the above having 29 animals attend
The ____ foxes were 4 children of Mr and Mrs. Fox, always eager to help.
Small
"‘You stay right where you are, my darling,’ said Mr Fox. ‘We can handle this by ourselves" referring to gathering food for his weakened wife and hungry family (pg 24)
Family ideals
"I don't want to make a speech. I just want to say one thing, and it is this: MY HUSBAND IS A FANTASTIC FOX." (pg 77)
Who is, Mrs. Fox
"Bang-bang! Bang-bang! Bang-bang!" is what type of literary device:
1.) onomatopoeia
2.) repetition
3.) both 1 and 2
4.) metaphor
3.) Both 1 and 2
What happened to Mr. Fox's tail?
Farmer Bunce raisess ducks and geese on his land. What does he like to eat?
Doughnuts filled with mashed goose livers.
"Mr. Fox stopped digging and stared at Badger as though he had gone completely dotty. ‘My dear old furry frump,’ he said, ‘do you know anyone in the whole world who wouldn’t swipe a few chickens if his children were starving to death?" (pg 39)
Right versus wrong/ good versus evil, survival
"'I will not shut up!' shrieked _____. ‘This is my place! I got here first!’" (pg 40)
Rat
How does this sentence use alliteration?
"Scrunch, scrunch, scrunchwent the shovels above their heads. Small stones and bits of the earth began falling from the roof of the tunnel." (pg 10)
Using "s" sounds- Scrunch, scrunch, shovels, small, stones
Why was Mr. Fox so careful to replace the floor boards or brick after he left the farmers’ storage?
He didn't want the farmers to know he was there.
Mr. Fox's strong opinionated and voiced best friend. He does not like the actions Mr. Fox does but can understand them and support him the best he can.
Badger
Outside. The fox's hole, Boggis and Bunce and Bean sat beside their tents with their guns on their laps. It was beginning to rain. Water was trickling down the necks of the three men and into their shoes.
And so far as I know, they are still waiting.
(pg 80,81)
Pride
Which farmer was the leader of the three and said "‘Get the shovels!’" (pg 8)
Bean
To look or feel very sad.
The way Mr. Fox looked after his tail was shot off in chapter 4.
Glum
What is the main conflict in the story?
Mr. Fox and his family are being targetted by the farmers and also are afraid to starve to death.
This farmer does not eat actual food, he just drinks "gallons of strong cider."
Farmer Bean
"Down in the valley there were three farms. The owners of these farms had done well. They were rich men. They were also nasty men. All three of them were about as nasty and mean as any men you could meet. Their names were Farmer Boggis, Farmer Bunce and Farmer Bean." (pg 1, 2)
Meanwhile the animals must steal to survive.
Socioeconomic inequality
"It's chaos! Half the wood has disappeared and there are men with guns all over the countryside! None of us can get out, even at night! We're all starving to death!"
(pg 46)
Badger
"He always approached a farm with the wind blowing in his face, and this meant that if any man were lurking in the shadows ahead, the wind would carry the smell of that man to Mr. Fox’s nose from far away." What does the word lurking mean?
Hiding secretly
The antagonists in this story are: (hint there are 3, an antagonist opposes someone or something)
Walter "Walt" Boggis, Nathaniel "Nate" Bunce, and Franklin "Frank" Bean