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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Toward the end of Chapter Two, the author states that the gestation period for badgers is how long?
(a) Six months.
(b) Six to eight weeks.
(c) Twenty-four weeks.
(d) Sixty to sixty-five days.

2. The female badger has a scar on her right ear as a result of fighting what animal?
(a) Badger.
(b) Hawk.
(c) Wolf.
(d) Lynx.

3. While examining the mouse skull abandoned by the hawk, Ben discovers what?
(a) The mouse's tail.
(b) An anthill.
(c) An interesting plant.
(d) The mouse's nest.

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 smiling to himself.
(c) He's quieter than ever.
(d) He's rude.

5. The Hudson Bay Company builds a second fort close to the North West Company fort. What is the name of the second fort?
(a) Fort Gibraltar.
(b) Fort Riley.
(c) Fort Douglas.
(d) Fort Kearney.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what is the badger searching when the author first introduces the character?

2. From which city did the MacDonalds set out when traveling to Winnipeg looking for a site to farm?

3. What purpose does the badger's second tunnel serve as she completes her digging project?

4. How long ago did the MacDonalds come to the region to settle their farm?

5. The North West Company's original fort is seized and destroyed by the Hudson Bay Company; what is the name of the fort that replaces this original fort?

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