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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does the prologue say this story takes place?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1870.
(c) 1770.
(d) 1670.

2. What reaction do the neighbors say Ben's siblings have when they attempt to discuss Ben with them?
(a) They avoid the neighbors in the first place.
(b) They shrug and say they don't know what's wrong with him.
(c) They are uncomfortable and don't want to talk about him.
(d) They admit Ben is odd and laugh.

3. How does the author say Esther MacDonald reacts to the journey in the prologue?
(a) She cries most of the time.
(b) She shows no fear.
(c) She spends the trip mad at her husband.
(d) She is very frightened.

4. As Chapter One opens, what animal is Ben MacDonald following?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Mouse.
(c) Deer.
(d) Hen.

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

6. 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 realizes it's a male badger.
(c) He notices that the fur color is wrong.
(d) The badger is too big.

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

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

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

10. As the book opens, the author says that the name "Winnipeg" originated with which Native American tribe?
(a) Dakota Sioux.
(b) Lakota.
(c) Blackfeet.
(d) Cree.

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

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

13. 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) The badger has left too much scent in the area.
(c) He needs to clean the trap.
(d) He has thought of a better place to put the trap.

14. From which city did the MacDonalds set out when traveling to Winnipeg looking for a site to farm?
(a) Alberta.
(b) Quebec.
(c) Toronto.
(d) Ontario.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After the initial digging, the badger moves away and begins to dig again at what distance from the first site?

2. How far away from the female's den has Burton laid the trap intended to catch her?

3. How does Esther react when Ben refuses to come inside for dinner after Burton shows them the dead male badger?

4. As Chapter Three opens, what has prompted the string of visitors to the MacDonald farm?

5. For what reason is Ben eager to start school?

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