Fantastic Mr Fox Comprehension Questions & Reading Journal
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Fantastic Mr Fox has 18 chapters · 96 pages
The main character of Fantastic Mr. Fox is an extremely clever anthropomorphized fox named Mr.
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Inside the journal: 18 chapter pages, one question each · 3 example answers · a cover for your reader’s name
Chapter by chapter Each question is about its own chapter.
How are Boggis, Bunce, and Bean different from one another, and what do all three farmers have in common?See all 18 questions ↓
About the book
The main character of Fantastic Mr. Fox is an extremely clever anthropomorphized fox named Mr. Fox. He lives with his wife and four little foxes. In order to feed his family, he steals food from the cruel, brutish farmers named Boggis, Bunce, and Bean every night.
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Fantastic Mr Fox questions by chapter
We know this book well. Every question asks about something that happens in its chapter, a moment, a choice or a character, without giving away what comes next. One question per chapter, across all 18 chapters, and every one is editable before you print. The example answers under 3 of the chapters are the ones printed at the front of the booklet.
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Chapter 1
How are Boggis, Bunce, and Bean different from one another, and what do all three farmers have in common?
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Chapter 2
Mr Fox uses the wind to help him avoid the farmers when he goes out for food. How does this trick work, and what might make it fail?
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Chapter 3
How does losing his tail affect Mr Fox, and what does his response show about his character?
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Chapter 4
Why is “terrible” a fitting word for the shovels in this chapter? Explain how the digging threatens the Fox family.
Example answer: I think “terrible” describes how frightening the shovels seem to the foxes. The farmers are digging into the place where the family should feel safe. Mr Fox and his family have to dig farther underground to escape. To me, the shovels are terrible because they turn the foxes’ home into a dangerous place.
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Chapter 5
How do the tractors change the danger facing the Fox family, and why do the farmers choose to use them?
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Chapter 6
What makes the digging contest between the farmers and the foxes feel like a race? Use details from both above and below ground.
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Chapter 7
The farmers decide to surround the hill and wait. What could make their plan difficult for Mr Fox to overcome, and what do you predict he might try?
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Chapter 8
How does hunger affect the Fox family in this chapter? Explain which detail best helps you understand their struggle.
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Chapter 9
What changes when Mr Fox comes up with a plan, and how does he encourage the Small Foxes to help him?
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Chapter 10
Why is reaching Boggis’s Chicken House Number One such an important success for Mr Fox and the Small Foxes?
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Chapter 11
How does Mrs Fox react when a Small Fox returns with chickens, and what does her reaction show about her feelings toward Mr Fox?
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Chapter 12
What does Mr Fox learn from Badger about the other underground animals, and how does he respond to their trouble?
Example answer: I learned that the farmers’ hunt is hurting more animals than just the Fox family. Badger explains that the other underground animals cannot safely go out to find food. Mr Fox responds by inviting them to share a feast. I think this shows that he wants his plan to help his neighbors too.
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Chapter 13
Which supplies in Bunce’s storehouse seem most useful for Mr Fox’s feast? Explain your choices using what you know about the animals who need food.
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Chapter 14
Badger worries that taking the farmers’ food is wrong. How does Mr Fox defend his actions, and whose point of view do you find more convincing?
Example answer: I understand why Badger worries, because taking someone else’s food is usually wrong. Mr Fox argues that the farmers are trying to kill them and that the animals need food to survive. I find Mr Fox’s point of view more convincing in this dangerous situation. Still, I think Badger asks an important question instead of just agreeing with his friend.
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Chapter 15
How does Rat react to the visitors in Bean’s cider cellar, and what do his words and actions suggest about him?
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Chapter 16
How does the woman’s arrival in the cider cellar create suspense? Describe what the animals must do to avoid being discovered.
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Chapter 17
What does the great feast show about the value of sharing and working together? Use details about Mr Fox and the other animals.
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Chapter 18
What is funny or surprising about the farmers still waiting outside the foxes’ hole? Explain how their understanding differs from what you know.
Discussion questions for after Fantastic Mr Fox
Bigger questions for when the book is finished, each printed on its own ruled page at the end of the booklet.
- How does Mr Fox’s role grow from caring for his own family to helping a larger community? Explain what causes this change, using examples from the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
- What do you think Fantastic Mr Fox suggests about cleverness, fairness, and survival? Discuss the choices made by Mr Fox and the three farmers, and explain whether you think the story makes it easy or difficult to decide who is right.
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How to use this Fantastic Mr Fox reading journal
At home, as a discussion guide
After each chapter your reader writes a few lines on that chapter’s question. Read the answer together at bedtime: it shows what they understood and gives you something real to talk about, without a quiz.
In class, as a novel study
Print a class set (booklets fold from plain letter paper) and use one question per chapter as the reading-response or literature-circle prompt. The example answers at the front show what a full answer looks like.
Homeschool
One booklet covers the whole book, 18 chapters, so it doubles as the reading log for Fantastic Mr Fox. Reword any question before printing to match your reader.
Printing
The booklet PDF prints on ordinary 8.5 × 11 paper: print double-sided (flip on the short edge) at 100%, fold the stack in half and staple on the fold. There is also a one-page-per-sheet PDF and A5 binder pages.
Where the questions come from
Each question is about its own chapter. We know this book well. Every question asks about something that happens in its chapter, a moment, a choice or a character, without giving away what comes next. The questions were drafted with AI from what is known about the book and checked before publishing; every one is editable before you print.
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