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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What hiding place does Ben stumble into during the storm in Chapter Seven?
(a) Badger den.
(b) Rock pile.
(c) Abandoned barn.
(d) Cave.

2. In 1806, the North West Company builds on top of what had been Fort Rouge. What is the name of the new fort?
(a) Fort Gibraltar.
(b) Fort Kearney.
(c) Fort Riley.
(d) Fort Leonard.

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

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

5. As John continues his search southwest of the farm in Chapter Eleven, what article of clothing does he find belonging to his brother?
(a) Shoe.
(b) Pants.
(c) Shirt.
(d) Belt.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the MacDonald family react to seeing the badger Burton caught?

2. How does the author say Esther MacDonald reacts to the journey in the prologue?

3. The neighbor is surprised to learn that Ben is six years old, because Ben looks as though he ought to be how old?

4. Burton says, when the search party is unable to locate Ben, that the boy must have gone where?

5. While examining the mouse skull abandoned by the hawk, Ben discovers what?

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