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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has Ben been walking when he realizes he may be traveling in the wrong direction?
(a) Five hours.
(b) Half an hour.
(c) Ten minutes.
(d) One hour.

2. At the end of Chapter One, what animal is Ben following?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Deer.
(c) Hen.
(d) Mouse.

3. How much of the female badger's body gets caught in Burton's trap in Chapter Six?
(a) Tail.
(b) Both front legs.
(c) One front leg.
(d) Two toes.

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

5. Normally the badger is a nocturnal animal. Why was she out during the day she encountered Ben?
(a) She needs a great deal of food to produce milk.
(b) She knows a storm is coming and needs to hunt early.
(c) She is unable to sleep because her babies are too loud.
(d) She smells Ben and is curious to find out what he is.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the animal Ben encounters in Chapter Three respond when he tries to feed it?

2. What animal alarms Ben in his hiding spot during the storm in Chapter Seven?

3. Which of the following animals does Ben NOT observe while wandering away from the house in Chapter Seven?

4. From how far away can a male badger detect a female's scent?

5. What animal is Ben following when he initially wanders off during Chapter Seven?

(see the answer key)

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