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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reputation does the neighbor have with the townspeople of Winnipeg?
(a) They think he is kind and friendly.
(b) They don't know anything about him.
(c) They are afraid of him.
(d) They think he's a coward and a bully.

2. Normally the badger is a nocturnal animal. Why was she out during the day she encountered Ben?
(a) She smells Ben and is curious to find out what he is.
(b) She is unable to sleep because her babies are too loud.
(c) She needs a great deal of food to produce milk.
(d) She knows a storm is coming and needs to hunt early.

3. What does Ben notice when he examines the badger's body that assures him it's not the badger he met?
(a) He realizes it's a male badger.
(b) The badger doesn't have a torn ear.
(c) He notices that the fur color is wrong.
(d) The badger is too big.

4. How did the MacDonalds originally plan to chose the site for their farm?
(a) They wanted to be close to family.
(b) They picked it from a catalogue.
(c) A friend had already bought it for them.
(d) They would know it when they found it.

5. What is the name of the new neighbor Ben's father wants him to meet?
(a) Mr. Lobo.
(b) Mr. Burton.
(c) Mr. Hill.
(d) Mr. McCray.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal is Ben following when he initially wanders off during Chapter Seven?

2. Why is the MacDonald family's search for Ben so difficult in Chapter Eleven?

3. How do the MacDonald animals respond when they see Ben coming?

4. What kind of bird inspired the MacDonalds to name their farm site Hawk's Hill?

5. By what point in his relationship with the badger does Ben begin to act like a badger?

(see the answer key)

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