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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal does the badger bring for Ben to eat that he cannot bring himself to eat in Chapter Ten?
(a) Cricket.
(b) Fish.
(c) Mole.
(d) Snake.

2. How does Ben react when William begins to skin the male badger?
(a) He screams and runs away.
(b) He shrieks and knocks the knife out of William's hand.
(c) He begins to laugh hysterically.
(d) He throws himself on top of the badger's body.

3. What animal is Ben following when he initially wanders off during Chapter Seven?
(a) Prairie chicken.
(b) Deer.
(c) Fox.
(d) Badger.

4. After Ben eats the meal the badger has brought him, how else does she attempt to feed him?
(a) She tries to nurse him.
(b) She tries to teach him to dig.
(c) She tries to teach him how to fish.
(d) She tries to keep him in the burrow.

5. In Chapter One, what is William's attitude toward Ben?
(a) William thinks Ben is perfectly average.
(b) William thinks Ben is too big for his age.
(c) William thinks Ben isn't normal.
(d) William thinks Ben is disrespectful.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of Chapter One, what animal is Ben following?

3. In what year does the prologue say this story takes place?

4. John begins to search the area to the southwest of the farm. How long has Ben been missing at this point?

5. At the beginning of Chapter Seven, what is the furthest away from home Ben has ever been?

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