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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Ben see on a horse in the distance that sends him scurrying for the burrow in Chapter Eight?
(a) John.
(b) William.
(c) Burton.
(d) Esther.

2. What has been different about the MacDonald family since the evening Burton brought the dead badger over?
(a) Ben is getting much more attention.
(b) Nothing has changed.
(c) Everyone is mad at Ben.
(d) Ben is getting much less attention.

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

4. How does Ben react when William begins to skin the male badger?
(a) He screams and runs away.
(b) He begins to laugh hysterically.
(c) He throws himself on top of the badger's body.
(d) He shrieks and knocks the knife out of William's hand.

5. Why is Esther so angry with her husband over his attitude toward Ben?
(a) She thinks William pampers Ben too much.
(b) She thinks William hates Ben.
(c) She doesn't like the way William disciplines Ben.
(d) She doesn't think William tries to understand Ben.

Short Answer Questions

1. As far as the townspeople can tell, the new neighbor originally comes from where?

2. As Chapter Four opens, which of the following reasons does the author NOT say kept the badger from attacking Ben?

3. While the female badger is digging, what other animal catches her attention for a few minutes?

4. Why does Ben finally decide to head for home during Chapter Seven?

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

(see the answer key)

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