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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Burton says, when the search party is unable to locate Ben, that the boy must have gone where?
(a) Run away into town.
(b) Washed away in the stream.
(c) Into the woods.
(d) Straight up or straight down.

2. Who does Ben see on a horse in the distance that sends him scurrying for the burrow in Chapter Eight?
(a) Burton.
(b) William.
(c) Esther.
(d) John.

3. How much of the female badger's body gets caught in Burton's trap in Chapter Six?
(a) Two toes.
(b) Both front legs.
(c) Tail.
(d) One front leg.

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

5. After Ben eats the meal the badger has brought him, how else does she attempt to feed him?
(a) She tries to teach him to dig.
(b) She tries to keep him in the burrow.
(c) She tries to nurse him.
(d) She tries to teach him how to fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What scent does the female badger encounter and ignore that her mate later smells during Chapter Four?

2. After the neighbor leaves, how does Esther MacDonald say she feels about the man?

3. Which of the following does Burton NOT mention as a use for badger pelts in Chapter Five?

4. The MacDonalds have an argument after their new neighbor leaves in Chapter One. About what are they arguing?

5. When the badger shows up at the MacDonald house, how does William initially react?

(see the answer key)

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