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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What area does everyone think is most likely for Ben to have chosen and disappeared in Chapter Eleven?
(a) Toward Winnipeg.
(b) Into the woods.
(c) North of the farm.
(d) Toward the river.

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

3. When Ben is unable to clean the badger's wound well, to what method does Ben next turn?
(a) Holding it under water.
(b) Licking it.
(c) Wiping it with wet grass.
(d) Gives the badger medicine.

4. Which Native American tribe used to inhabit the lands that make up the MacDonald farm?
(a) Blackfeet.
(b) Cree.
(c) Lakota.
(d) Dakota Sioux.

5. How long does John wait for Ben to emerge from the rock pile after finding him?
(a) Three hours.
(b) Half an hour.
(c) Ten minutes.
(d) Two days.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the first week after Ben's disappearance, how many hours does William spend looking for Ben each day?

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

4. What kind of bird inspired the MacDonalds to name their farm site Hawk's Hill?

5. What is William's response to the search party giving up in Chapter Nine?

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