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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the prologue, the author states that William MacDonald is what ethnicity?
(a) Scottish.
(b) Indian.
(c) Irish.
(d) Canadian.

2. The female badger has a scar on her right ear as a result of fighting what animal?
(a) Lynx.
(b) Hawk.
(c) Badger.
(d) Wolf.

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

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

5. Instead of resting after the digging project is completed, the female badger begins to do what?
(a) Gather grasses.
(b) Bathe.
(c) Hunt.
(d) Look for her mate.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What reaction do the neighbors say Ben's siblings have when they attempt to discuss Ben with them?

3. 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?

4. Toward the end of Chapter Two, the author states that the gestation period for badgers is how long?

5. In 1806, the North West Company builds on top of what had been Fort Rouge. What is the name of the new fort?

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