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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the MacDonalds originally plan to chose the site for their farm?
(a) They would know it when they found it.
(b) They wanted to be close to family.
(c) A friend had already bought it for them.
(d) They picked it from a catalogue.

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

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

4. What kind of bird inspired the MacDonalds to name their farm site Hawk's Hill?
(a) Peregrine hawk.
(b) Buzzard hawk.
(c) Red-tailed hawk.
(d) Coopers hawk.

5. Why does the author say the real agony begins for the badger at dawn of the second morning?
(a) She realizes that her mate is dead.
(b) She can hear her pups crying for food.
(c) She has to hunt with her injuries.
(d) She knows she is going to die.

6. What purpose does the badger's second tunnel serve as she completes her digging project?
(a) Predator confusion.
(b) Emergency escape.
(c) Light source.
(d) Main entrance.

7. In 1806, the North West Company builds on top of what had been Fort Rouge. What is the name of the new fort?
(a) Fort Gibraltar.
(b) Fort Kearney.
(c) Fort Riley.
(d) Fort Leonard.

8. 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 Gibraltar.
(b) Fort Douglas.
(c) Fort Kearney.
(d) Fort Riley.

9. Which of the following fates did NOT befall the female badger's previous litter?
(a) Den flood.
(b) Starved to death.
(c) Fight with wolf.
(d) Caught by eagle.

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

11. What is the name of the new neighbor Ben's father wants him to meet?
(a) Mr. Lobo.
(b) Mr. Burton.
(c) Mr. Hill.
(d) Mr. McCray.

12. How does the MacDonald family react to seeing the badger Burton caught?
(a) They are disinterested.
(b) They say nothing.
(c) They are disgusted.
(d) They congratulate him.

13. The MacDonalds have an argument after their new neighbor leaves in Chapter One. About what are they arguing?
(a) The neighbor.
(b) The farm.
(c) Ben.
(d) Dinner.

14. For what is the badger searching when the author first introduces the character?
(a) Danger.
(b) Den.
(c) Food.
(d) Water.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the beginning of Chapter Six, how long does the female badger stay in the den with her pups after her last hunt?

3. By dawn of the second morning caught in the trap, what has the female badger accomplished?

4. As Chapter Five opens, Burton arrives at the MacDonald farm just in time for what?

5. As Chapter Four opens, which of the following reasons does the author NOT say kept the badger from attacking Ben?

(see the answer keys)

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