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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the book opens, the author says that the name "Winnipeg" originated with which Native American tribe?
(a) Dakota Sioux.
(b) Blackfeet.
(c) Lakota.
(d) Cree.

2. 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?
(a) Fort Kearney.
(b) Fort Riley.
(c) Fort Garry.
(d) Fort Leonard.

3. From which city did the MacDonalds set out when traveling to Winnipeg looking for a site to farm?
(a) Alberta.
(b) Toronto.
(c) Ontario.
(d) Quebec.

4. What favor does the new neighbor ask of William MacDonald?
(a) To buy MacDonald's crops.
(b) To trap on MacDonald's land.
(c) To borrow MacDonald's horse.
(d) To hide out at MacDonald's house.

5. Which of the following animals does the prologue NOT mention as present on the MacDonald farm?
(a) Milk cow.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Horses.
(d) Goats.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1870, the Hudson Bay Company transfers the title of its entire territory to which government?

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

3. Why does the neighbor say the dog's reaction to Ben is unusual?

4. With which of Ben's siblings does he NOT have a good relationship?

5. In the prologue, the author states that William MacDonald is what ethnicity?

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