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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the author say the real agony begins for the badger at dawn of the second morning?
(a) She knows she is going to die.
(b) She has to hunt with her injuries.
(c) She realizes that her mate is dead.
(d) She can hear her pups crying for food.

2. As daylight breaks in Chapter Ten, the badger brings Ben what to eat?
(a) Egg.
(b) Fish.
(c) Chicken.
(d) Prairie dog.

3. For what reason is Ben eager to start school?
(a) To learn about math.
(b) To learn about animals.
(c) To learn history.
(d) To learn how to read.

4. At the end of Chapter Three, William comments on what behavior from Ben?
(a) He's doesn't stop talking through the meal.
(b) He's rude.
(c) He's smiling to himself.
(d) He's quieter than ever.

5. 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 accomplished nothing.
(c) She has completely freed herself from the trap.
(d) She has drug the trap forty feet closer to the den.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the female badger take shelter after collapsing in her den?

2. Where is Burton while the female badger is struggling with the trap?

3. What animal does the badger bring for Ben to eat that he cannot bring himself to eat in Chapter Ten?

4. After Ben eats the meal the badger has brought him, how else does she attempt to feed him?

5. In Chapter Ten, how many horsemen does Ben see when he leaves the burrow for a drink?

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