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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following fates did NOT befall the female badger's previous litter?
(a) Fight with wolf.
(b) Caught by eagle.
(c) Den flood.
(d) Starved to death.

2. How long ago did the MacDonalds come to the region to settle their farm?
(a) Fifty years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) Five years.

3. What was the problem with the first site the badger examined in Chapter Two?
(a) Water supply.
(b) Exposure.
(c) Terrain.
(d) Food supply.

4. How many days of travel did it take the MacDonalds to find open land north of Winnipeg when they were searching for a farm site?
(a) Two.
(b) Six.
(c) Ten.
(d) Eight.

5. By the end of the prologue, the MacDonalds have how many children?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What noise does the author say Ben makes in Chapter Three that seems to soothe any animal?

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

4. After the initial digging, the badger moves away and begins to dig again at what distance from the first site?

5. In Chapter Three, how is the relationship between William and Esther?

(see the answer key)

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