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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Esther react when Ben refuses to come inside for dinner after Burton shows them the dead male badger?
(a) She gets angry with him.
(b) She tells him she'll put a plate aside for him.
(c) She yells and spanks him.
(d) She forces him in the house.

2. How does the author say Esther MacDonald reacts to the journey in the prologue?
(a) She spends the trip mad at her husband.
(b) She cries most of the time.
(c) She shows no fear.
(d) She is very frightened.

3. What tool does Ben use to enlarge the burrow in Chapter Eight?
(a) His trousers.
(b) A basket made from prairie grass.
(c) His hands.
(d) An abandoned bucket.

4. How do the MacDonald animals respond when they see Ben coming?
(a) They run to him.
(b) They ignore him.
(c) They do not move at all.
(d) They run away from him.

5. Why does Ben finally decide to head for home during Chapter Seven?
(a) He knows it is probably bed time.
(b) The storm seems closer than he thought.
(c) He has lost interest in the animals.
(d) He hears his mother calling.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the badger returns to the den in Chapter Eight, what animal does she bring for Ben to eat?

2. What animal do Ben and the badger fight and kill at the end of Chapter Ten?

3. After Ben eats the meal the badger has brought him, how else does she attempt to feed him?

4. What does John find after Ben's adventure that confirms his story for his family?

5. As John continues his search southwest of the farm in Chapter Eleven, what article of clothing does he find belonging to his brother?

(see the answer key)

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