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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the relationship between Ben and the badger begins to grow, how long does he spend most of his time underground?
(a) One week.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One month.
(d) Two days.

2. What noise does the author say Ben makes in Chapter Three that seems to soothe any animal?
(a) Humming.
(b) Chattering.
(c) Laughing.
(d) Singing.

3. From how far away can a male badger detect a female's scent?
(a) Two miles.
(b) Eight miles.
(c) Fifty feet.
(d) Twelve yards.

4. How far away from the female's den has Burton laid the trap intended to catch her?
(a) Two yards.
(b) One mile.
(c) Twelve feet.
(d) Sixty feet.

5. How does the female badger free herself from the trap?
(a) She separates the chain from the rock.
(b) She separates the trap from the chain.
(c) She manages to pry the trap open.
(d) She chews off the part of her body stuck in the trap.

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect does hearing the dying cries of the pups have on the badger while she is stuck in the trap?

2. Why does the author say the real agony begins for the badger at dawn of the second morning?

3. How many days does it take for Ben to notice an improvement in the badger's paw after he cleans it?

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

5. In Chapter Three, what animal does Ben most wish he could turn into?

(see the answer key)

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