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Fantastic MR Fox Study Guide
Fantastic MR Fox Study Guide
Fox
By Roald Dahl
Study Guide
Name:
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Write
what
you
already
know
about
foxes
on
the
line
below.
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2. Why do you suppose the author chose such unusual names for these men?
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3. Why
do
you
suppose
that
Bunce
kept
on
eating
such
disgusting
food
when
it
made
him
so
sick?
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4. Describe
the
setting
of
the
story.
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6. Describe
how
Mr.
Fox
avoided
being
caught
by
Mr.
Boggis
when
he
raids
his
chicken
house.
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7. How did the farmers plan to catch Mr. Fox at the end of Chapter Two?
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Language Activity
As
we
know,
Roald
Dahl
likes
to
play
around
with
words.
In
this
story
we
can
see
a
lot
of
alliterationa
literary
device
where
the
author
repeats
the
same
sound
at
the
beginning
of
several
words.
An
example
from
this
chapter
is
Boggis
and
Bunce
and
Bean.
Using
your
imagination,
create
your
own
example
of
alliteration
from
the
following
topics.
Each
example
must
contain
a
minimum
of
three
words.
The sound a chicken makes:
Vocabulary
lurk-
smother-
blighter-
beastly-
decent-
dumplings-
enormous-
disgust-
Chapter Three
1. What
did
Boggis
smell
like?
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2. What
did
Bunce
smell
like?
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3. What
fumes
were
hanging
around
Bean?
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4. What
does
the
word
cocky
mean?
Describe
a
time
when
you
felt
cocky
about
something.
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5. What
happened
to
Mr.
Fox
when
the
farmers
shot
at
him?
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6. Predict
what
you
think
will
happen
next.
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Chapter Four
1. Why
couldnt
Mr.
Fox
sleep?
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2. Personification
is
when
a
writer
gives
a
human
quality
to
something
that
is
not
human.
How
did
the
author
use
personification
on
pages
16
and
17?
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4. Define
panting
and
write
the
sentence
from
the
book
in
which
it
was
used.
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5. Why
does
Mrs.
Fox
say,
Your
Father
is
a
Fantastic
Fox?
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Chapter Five
1. Define
cross
as
you
see
best
fits
the
way
its
used
in
context
and
write
the
sentence
from
the
book
in
which
it
was
used.
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2. Do
the
farmers
still
think
digging
was
a
good
idea?
How
do
you
know?
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3. What
was
the
new
plan?
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4. Describe
the
appearance
of
the
machines.
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5. The
author
uses
personification
Machines
biting
huge
mouthfuls
of
soil
out
of
the
hill.
How
is
this
personification?
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Chapter Six
1. Who
was
racing?
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2. Define
keen
and
write
a
sentence
from
the
book
in
which
it
was
used.
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3. Why
didnt
the
farmers
stop
for
lunch?
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4. Define
dervish
and
write
the
sentence
from
the
book
in
which
it
was
used.
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5. The
author
uses
a
simile
comparing
the
hole
to
a
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?
How
do
you
know
that
this
is
a
simile?
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6. What
made
the
farmers
even
angrier?
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Chapter Seven
1. What
time
did
Farmer
Bean
and
Farmer
Bunce
switch
off
the
motor
to
the
machines?
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2. Define
rage
and
write
the
sentence
from
the
book
in
which
it
was
used.
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3. Does
Farmer
Bunce
have
a
dirty
mouth?
How
do
you
know?
Use
an
example
from
the
book
in
which
it
was
used.
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4. What
is
a
solemn
oath?
Write
the
sentence
from
the
book
in
which
it
was
used.
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5. Define
scarlet
and
write
the
sentence
from
the
book
in
which
it
was
used.
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Chapter Eight
1. What
did
each
farmer
eat
for
dinner?
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2. How
did
the
farmers
divide
up
the
watch
duty?
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3. Define
flicked
and
write
the
sentence
from
the
book
in
which
it
was
used.
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Chapter Nine
1. What
were
the
farmers
planning
on
doing
with
the
108
men
that
work
on
their
farms?
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2. How
long
has
the
waiting
game
been
going
on?
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3. What
does
Mr.
Fox
mean
when
he
says,
I
dont
want
to
raise
your
hopes.?
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4. Define
murky
and
write
the
sentence
from
the
book
in
which
it
was
used.
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2. Define
shriek
and
write
the
sentence
from
the
book
in
which
it
was
used.
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3. Define
teeming
and
write
the
sentence
from
the
book
in
which
it
was
used.
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4. Why
were
the
foxes
prancing
and
dancing
for
joy?
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5. Where
do
you
think
theyre
going
to
dig
next?
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Chapter Twelve
1. Irony
is
the
use
of
words
to
convey
a
meaning
that
is
the
opposite
of
its
literal
meaning:
the
irony
of
her
reply,
How
nice!
when
I
said
I
had
to
work
all
weekend.
What
is
ironic
about
whats
happening
in
the
story?
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3. Who
does
the
badger
say
is
suffering
from
the
farmers
chaos
caused
by
Mr.
Fox?
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4. Why
does
Mr.
Fox
invite
all
the
diggers
over
for
the
feast?
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2. Where
are
the
animals
now?
(pg.
52)
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4. Define
steep
and
write
a
sentence
from
the
book
in
which
it
was
used.
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5. The
author
uses
a
simile
comparing
their
eyes
like
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What
does
this
mean?
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6. Where
do
you
think
theyre
going
next?
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7. Badger
is
worried
that
they
are
all
doing
something
wrong
by
stealing.
How
does
Mr.
Fox
justify
this?
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Chapter Fifteen
1. Why
was
it
easy
for
Mr.
Fox
to
loosen
the
bricks?
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2. Who
did
Mr.
Fox
meet
when
they
entered
the
cider
cellar?
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3. What
did
Mr.
Fox
say
that
scared
the
rat
away?
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4. Define
accustomed
and
write
the
sentence
from
the
book
in
which
it
was
used.
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5. What
was
different
about
this
cider
that
made
it
different
from
the
one
you
can
buy
from
the
grocery
store?
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6. Write
2
similes
that
the
author
uses
to
describe
the
cider.
(pg.
65)
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7. What happened to Badger and rat after they drank the cider?
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Chapter Sixteen
1. What
did
Farmer
Bean
promise
Mabel?
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2. What
does
Mrs.
Bean
promise
Mabel
and
what
does
she
say
she
say
she
could
do
with
it?
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3. Why
didnt
Mabel
see
the
foxes?
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4. Why
should
the
rats
be
scared
and
run
from
the
cellar?
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5. Synonyms
are
words
that
mean
the
same
for
another
word.
Example:
Big
and
Grand
are
synonyms
because
they
mean
the
same
thing.
According
to
page
71,
what
are
three
synonyms
for
thieves?
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2. What
was
the
wonderful
and
amazing
sight?
(pg.
74)
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3. Name
all
of
the
animal
families
that
make
up
the
animals
attending
the
feast.
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4. Define
ravenous
and
write
the
sentence
from
the
book
in
which
it
was
used.
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5. Define
succulent
and
write
the
sentence
from
the
book
in
which
it
was
used.
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6. Why
did
the
other
animals
start
laughing
when
Mr.
Fox
was
giving
his
speech?
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7. What
does
Mr.
Fox
mean
when
he
uses
the
simile,
And
everyday
we
will
eat
like
Kings.?
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After Reading
Now
that
you
have
read
the
entire
book
please
answer
the
following
questions.
Please
give
three
character
traits
that
you
think
best
define
Mr.
Fox.
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If
you
could
be
any
character
in
this
book,
who
would
you
want
to
be?
Explain
why.
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If
you
could
change
one
thing
that
happened
in
this
book,
what
would
it
be?
Why?
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