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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Ben eats the meal the badger has brought him, how else does she attempt to feed him?
(a) She tries to teach him how to fish.
(b) She tries to nurse him.
(c) She tries to keep him in the burrow.
(d) She tries to teach him to dig.

2. What tool does Ben use to enlarge the burrow in Chapter Eight?
(a) His hands.
(b) A basket made from prairie grass.
(c) His trousers.
(d) An abandoned bucket.

3. In the prologue, the author states that William MacDonald is what ethnicity?
(a) Canadian.
(b) Irish.
(c) Scottish.
(d) Indian.

4. How does William respond to Ben's reaction over the badger skinning?
(a) He turns the knife on Ben.
(b) He hits Ben.
(c) He throws the badger at Burton.
(d) He yells at Ben.

5. When Ben cannot be found after lunch, what do his parents initially think may have happened?
(a) He got lost in the fields.
(b) He was kidnapped by Burton.
(c) He fell into the well.
(d) He was washed away in the stream.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is William's response to the search party giving up in Chapter Nine?

2. How does the author say Esther MacDonald reacts to the journey in the prologue?

3. At the beginning of Chapter Six, how long does the female badger stay in the den with her pups after her last hunt?

4. Why is Esther so angry with her husband over his attitude toward Ben?

5. Why does the badger decide not to go out and hunt at the end of Chapter Six?

(see the answer key)

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