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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Hudson Bay Company builds a second fort close to the North West Company fort. What is the name of the second fort?
(a) Fort Douglas.
(b) Fort Kearney.
(c) Fort Gibraltar.
(d) Fort Riley.

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

3. How does the female badger free herself from the trap?
(a) She manages to pry the trap open.
(b) She chews off the part of her body stuck in the trap.
(c) She separates the chain from the rock.
(d) She separates the trap from the chain.

4. What tool does Ben use to enlarge the burrow in Chapter Eight?
(a) A basket made from prairie grass.
(b) His trousers.
(c) His hands.
(d) An abandoned bucket.

5. By the time she gets to her den after escaping the trap, how many of the badger's pups are still alive?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following fates did NOT befall the female badger's previous litter?

2. Which of the following animals does the prologue NOT mention as present on the MacDonald farm?

3. As Chapter Eight opens, which of the following is NOT a reason Ben is having trouble sleeping?

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

5. How does Ben react when William begins to skin the male badger?

(see the answer key)

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