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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the female badger take shelter after collapsing in her den?
(a) One of her old burrows.
(b) Under Burton's porch.
(c) In a cave.
(d) The MacDonald barn.

2. What occurs to Ben when he awakens after his first night in the badger den?
(a) He has a broken leg.
(b) He is lost.
(c) He misses the badger.
(d) He is hungry and thirsty.

3. What hiding place does Ben stumble into during the storm in Chapter Seven?
(a) Rock pile.
(b) Badger den.
(c) Abandoned barn.
(d) Cave.

4. In Chapter Five, Burton mentions that badgers are better fighters than all but which animal?
(a) Wolverine.
(b) Mink.
(c) Coyote.
(d) Wolf.

5. Ben sleeps for four hours after he sees the person on the horse in the distance. What does he notice when he wakes up?
(a) He is very hungry.
(b) He can't feel his legs.
(c) The person has returned.
(d) The badger has returned.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ben find to eat in Chapter Eight, though it is rather unpleasant?

2. How does Ben react when William begins to skin the male badger?

3. What animal do Ben and the badger fight and kill at the end of Chapter Ten?

4. What does Ben notice is wrong with the badger when she first brings him food?

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

(see the answer key)

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