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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As William continues his search for Ben in Chapter Nine, which of the following animals does he NOT worry may have attacked the boy?
(a) Wolverine.
(b) Coyote.
(c) Bear.
(d) Badger.

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

3. After the initial digging, the badger moves away and begins to dig again at what distance from the first site?
(a) Two feet.
(b) A mile.
(c) Fifty feet.
(d) 360 yards.

4. When Ben cannot be found after lunch, what do his parents initially think may have happened?
(a) He was kidnapped by Burton.
(b) He was washed away in the stream.
(c) He fell into the well.
(d) He got lost in the fields.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What leads Ben to conclude that the badger was not a dream after his first night in the badger den?

2. How many eggs does the badger bring Ben in Chapter Ten?

3. At the beginning of Chapter Four, how old are the badger's babies?

4. What reputation does the neighbor have with the townspeople of Winnipeg?

5. What tool does Ben use to enlarge the burrow in Chapter Eight?

(see the answer key)

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