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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ben react when the neighbor's dog charges him?
(a) Drops to all fours and whines.
(b) Smacks it on the nose.
(c) Screams and kicks at it.
(d) Runs and hides.

2. How long does the male badger struggle in the trap before Burton finds him?
(a) One day.
(b) Three days.
(c) Two hours.
(d) Two days.

3. The MacDonalds have an argument after their new neighbor leaves in Chapter One. About what are they arguing?
(a) The neighbor.
(b) Ben.
(c) Dinner.
(d) The farm.

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

5. Why does the badger decide not to go out and hunt at the end of Chapter Six?
(a) She is afraid of predators.
(b) She is afraid of finding another trap.
(c) She isn't hungry.
(d) She is exhausted.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reputation does the neighbor have with the townspeople of Winnipeg?

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

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

4. What favor does the new neighbor ask of William MacDonald?

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

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