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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Three, how is the relationship between William and Esther?
(a) They are fighting less than they used to.
(b) They barely speak to each other.
(c) They are closer than ever.
(d) They are fighting more than they used to.

2. After the initial digging, the badger moves away and begins to dig again at what distance from the first site?
(a) Two feet.
(b) A mile.
(c) Fifty feet.
(d) 360 yards.

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

4. The neighbor is surprised to learn that Ben is six years old, because Ben looks as though he ought to be how old?
(a) Eleven or twelve.
(b) One or two.
(c) Eight or nine.
(d) Three or four.

5. What scent does the female badger encounter and ignore that her mate later smells during Chapter Four?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Humans.
(c) Prairie dogs.
(d) Sardines.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Chapter Three opens, what has prompted the string of visitors to the MacDonald farm?

2. For what reason is Ben eager to start school?

3. For what is the badger searching when the author first introduces the character?

4. Why does Burton decide not to shoot the male badger?

5. According to the author at the end of Chapter Two, a normal life span for a badger is how long?

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