View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ben awakens from his difficult night in Chapter Eight, what is the weather like?
(a) Still storming.
(b) Overcast.
(c) Raining lightly.
(d) Blue sky.

2. What does Ben find to eat in Chapter Eight, though it is rather unpleasant?
(a) Bird eggs.
(b) Grass.
(c) Crickets.
(d) Rose hips.

3. In Chapter One, what is William's attitude toward Ben?
(a) William thinks Ben isn't normal.
(b) William thinks Ben is disrespectful.
(c) William thinks Ben is perfectly average.
(d) William thinks Ben is too big for his age.

4. As William and Esther sit down to lunch in Chapter Nine, where does William suggest Ben is?
(a) Hiding under the house.
(b) Sleeping by the stream.
(c) Playing in the barn.
(d) Talking to a chipmunk.

5. Normally the badger is a nocturnal animal. Why was she out during the day she encountered Ben?
(a) She is unable to sleep because her babies are too loud.
(b) She needs a great deal of food to produce milk.
(c) She knows a storm is coming and needs to hunt early.
(d) She smells Ben and is curious to find out what he is.

Short Answer Questions

1. What occurs to Ben when he awakens after his first night in the badger den?

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

3. At the beginning of Chapter Four, how old are the badger's babies?

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

5. How do the MacDonald animals respond when they see Ben coming?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 291 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample