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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the problem with the first site the badger examined in Chapter Two?
(a) Terrain.
(b) Exposure.
(c) Water supply.
(d) Food supply.

2. What reputation does the neighbor have with the townspeople of Winnipeg?
(a) They are afraid of him.
(b) They don't know anything about him.
(c) They think he is kind and friendly.
(d) They think he's a coward and a bully.

3. How does Ben react when William begins to skin the male badger?
(a) He screams and runs away.
(b) He shrieks and knocks the knife out of William's hand.
(c) He throws himself on top of the badger's body.
(d) He begins to laugh hysterically.

4. What scent does the female badger encounter and ignore that her mate later smells during Chapter Four?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Humans.
(c) Sardines.
(d) Prairie dogs.

5. The female badger has a scar on her right ear as a result of fighting what animal?
(a) Hawk.
(b) Lynx.
(c) Wolf.
(d) Badger.

6. The Hudson Bay Company builds a second fort close to the North West Company fort. What is the name of the second fort?
(a) Fort Douglas.
(b) Fort Kearney.
(c) Fort Gibraltar.
(d) Fort Riley.

7. In Chapter Three, how does the hawk react when Ben tries to watch it eat?
(a) It allows him to watch.
(b) It attacks him.
(c) It doesn't see him.
(d) It flies away.

8. From what country was the man who originally built Fort Rouge near Winnipeg?
(a) Spain.
(b) Canada.
(c) France.
(d) England.

9. As Chapter Three opens, what has prompted the string of visitors to the MacDonald farm?
(a) They want to know about the new neighbor.
(b) They wish to see Ben.
(c) They need advice from William.
(d) They are completing seasonal visits.

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

11. What does Ben notice when he examines the badger's body that assures him it's not the badger he met?
(a) He realizes it's a male badger.
(b) The badger doesn't have a torn ear.
(c) He notices that the fur color is wrong.
(d) The badger is too big.

12. When did William first meet the neighbor?
(a) He hasn't met him.
(b) Last week.
(c) Three weeks ago.
(d) Last month.

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

14. Where does the female badger take shelter after collapsing in her den?
(a) In a cave.
(b) One of her old burrows.
(c) The MacDonald barn.
(d) Under Burton's porch.

15. How does Ben react when the neighbor's dog charges him?
(a) Smacks it on the nose.
(b) Screams and kicks at it.
(c) Runs and hides.
(d) Drops to all fours and whines.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does the prologue say this story takes place?

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

3. Where does Burton decide to set his trap after the male badger's death?

4. How did the MacDonalds originally plan to chose the site for their farm?

5. How does William MacDonald feel about the new neighbor?

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