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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ben find to eat in Chapter Eight, though it is rather unpleasant?
(a) Crickets.
(b) Rose hips.
(c) Grass.
(d) Bird eggs.

2. Where does Ben initially try to take shelter from the coming storm after he gets lost?
(a) Abandoned barn.
(b) Rock pile.
(c) Cave.
(d) Badger den.

3. In the first week after Ben's disappearance, how many hours does William spend looking for Ben each day?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Ten.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

4. What effect does hearing the dying cries of the pups have on the badger while she is stuck in the trap?
(a) It gives her another burst of energy.
(b) It makes her give up.
(c) It convinces her to leave the area.
(d) It has no effect.

5. What purpose does the badger's second tunnel serve as she completes her digging project?
(a) Main entrance.
(b) Light source.
(c) Predator confusion.
(d) Emergency escape.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the new neighbor Ben's father wants him to meet?

2. How does Esther ask Ben to respond to the new neighbor?

3. Why does the author say the real agony begins for the badger at dawn of the second morning?

4. As William and Esther sit down to lunch in Chapter Nine, where does William suggest Ben is?

5. As Chapter Five opens, Burton arrives at the MacDonald farm just in time for what?

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