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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Chapter Five opens, Burton arrives at the MacDonald farm just in time for what?
(a) Breakfast.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Lunch.
(d) Bedtime.

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

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

4. How much money does Burton say he can make off the male badger's pelt?
(a) Five or six dollars.
(b) Twelve or fifteen dollars.
(c) Eighteen or twenty dollars.
(d) Thirty or forty dollars.

5. From how far away can a male badger detect a female's scent?
(a) Two miles.
(b) Fifty feet.
(c) Eight miles.
(d) Twelve yards.

6. What effect does hearing the dying cries of the pups have on the badger while she is stuck in the trap?
(a) It makes her give up.
(b) It has no effect.
(c) It gives her another burst of energy.
(d) It convinces her to leave the area.

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

8. What is the name of the neighbor's dog?
(a) Lobo.
(b) Burton.
(c) Hill.
(d) McCray.

9. The neighbor is surprised to learn that Ben is six years old, because Ben looks as though he ought to be how old?
(a) Eight or nine.
(b) One or two.
(c) Eleven or twelve.
(d) Three or four.

10. Where does Burton decide to set his trap after the male badger's death?
(a) Near the stream.
(b) Near the female's den.
(c) Near the MacDonald farm.
(d) Near the prairie dog town.

11. How does the animal Ben encounters in Chapter Three respond when he tries to feed it?
(a) The animal attacks him.
(b) The animal accepts the food.
(c) The animal ignores him.
(d) The animals runs from him.

12. Why does Burton move his trap after the male badger is killed?
(a) He needs to clean the trap.
(b) He doubts there is anything else to trap in the area.
(c) The badger has left too much scent in the area.
(d) He has thought of a better place to put the trap.

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

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

15. What reason does Burton give for Lobo's respect of badgers?
(a) He knows they're bigger than he is.
(b) He thinks they're good hunters.
(c) He fought one when he was a pup.
(d) He doesn't like the way they smell.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Esther ask Ben to respond to the new neighbor?

2. From what country was the man who originally built Fort Rouge near Winnipeg?

3. How does Ben react to seeing the badger Burton caught?

4. How many days of travel did it take the MacDonalds to find open land north of Winnipeg when they were searching for a farm site?

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

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