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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does the search party look for Ben before giving up the search in Chapter Nine?
(a) Six hours.
(b) Two days.
(c) Four days.
(d) Two weeks.

2. As Chapter Five opens, Burton arrives at the MacDonald farm just in time for what?
(a) Dinner.
(b) Lunch.
(c) Bedtime.
(d) Breakfast.

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

4. Where does the female badger take shelter after collapsing in her den?
(a) In a cave.
(b) The MacDonald barn.
(c) One of her old burrows.
(d) Under Burton's porch.

5. In what year does the prologue say this story takes place?
(a) 1870.
(b) 1770.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1670.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does William respond to Ben's reaction over the badger skinning?

2. As Chapter Nine begins, at what point does Esther begin to wonder where Ben is?

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

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

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

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