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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does the prologue say this story takes place?
(a) 1670.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1870.
(d) 1770.

2. How many days of travel did it take the MacDonalds to find open land north of Winnipeg when they were searching for a farm site?
(a) Six.
(b) Two.
(c) Eight.
(d) Ten.

3. How does the author say Esther MacDonald reacts to the journey in the prologue?
(a) She cries most of the time.
(b) She is very frightened.
(c) She shows no fear.
(d) She spends the trip mad at her husband.

4. Which Native American tribe used to inhabit the lands that make up the MacDonald farm?
(a) Blackfeet.
(b) Lakota.
(c) Cree.
(d) Dakota Sioux.

5. In 1806, the North West Company builds on top of what had been Fort Rouge. What is the name of the new fort?
(a) Fort Leonard.
(b) Fort Gibraltar.
(c) Fort Riley.
(d) Fort Kearney.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lord Selkirk, who manages the Hudson Bay Company, brings in settlers from which country to farm the Winnipeg area?

2. The Hudson Bay Company builds a second fort close to the North West Company fort. What is the name of the second fort?

3. How does Esther ask Ben to respond to the new neighbor?

4. The neighbor is surprised to learn that Ben is six years old, because Ben looks as though he ought to be how old?

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

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