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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the animal Ben encounters in Chapter Three respond when he tries to feed it?
(a) The animal attacks him.
(b) The animal ignores him.
(c) The animals runs from him.
(d) The animal accepts the food.

2. By dawn of the second morning caught in the trap, what has the female badger accomplished?
(a) She has chewed the trap free from the chain.
(b) She has drug the trap forty feet closer to the den.
(c) She has completely freed herself from the trap.
(d) She has accomplished nothing.

3. Why does Ben initially decide not to head for home in Chapter Seven?
(a) He knows his parents are looking for him.
(b) He doesn't think the storm is close.
(c) He thinks Burton might be at his house.
(d) He is looking for the female badger.

4. What scent does the female badger encounter and ignore that her mate later smells during Chapter Four?
(a) Prairie dogs.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Sardines.
(d) Humans.

5. What is the most surprising part of the changes in Ben for his family in Chapter Twelve?
(a) He continues to act like a badger.
(b) He begins talking to them more.
(c) He is so skinny.
(d) He doesn't think his family missed him.

Short Answer Questions

1. William decides during Chapter Nine that further help is needed. Which of the following men does William NOT ask for help?

2. To what conclusion do the doctor and pastor come as the MacDonalds tell them Ben's story?

3. Where is the badger sleeping when Burton arrives at the MacDonald farm in Chapter Thirteen?

4. After the relationship between Ben and the badger begins to grow, how long does he spend most of his time underground?

5. How does William MacDonald feel about the new neighbor?

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