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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Chapter Four opens, which of the following reasons does the author NOT say kept the badger from attacking Ben?
(a) She is stronger than he.
(b) She was frightened of him.
(c) He is small.
(d) He is defenseless.

2. In Chapter Three, what animal does Ben most wish he could turn into?
(a) Deer.
(b) Horse.
(c) Bird.
(d) Fox.

3. By dawn of the second morning caught in the trap, what has the female badger accomplished?
(a) She has chewed the trap free from the chain.
(b) She has drug the trap forty feet closer to the den.
(c) She has completely freed herself from the trap.
(d) She has accomplished nothing.

4. 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 forces him in the house.
(d) She yells and spanks him.

5. With which of Ben's siblings does he NOT have a good relationship?
(a) John.
(b) William.
(c) Beth.
(d) Coral.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the new neighbor Ben's father wants him to meet?

2. When did William first meet the neighbor?

3. In the prologue, the author states that William MacDonald is what ethnicity?

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

5. How long does the male badger struggle in the trap before Burton finds him?

(see the answer key)

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