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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Toward the end of Chapter Two, the author states that the gestation period for badgers is how long?
(a) Twenty-four weeks.
(b) Sixty to sixty-five days.
(c) Six to eight weeks.
(d) Six months.

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

3. What favor does the new neighbor ask of William MacDonald?
(a) To trap on MacDonald's land.
(b) To hide out at MacDonald's house.
(c) To borrow MacDonald's horse.
(d) To buy MacDonald's crops.

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

5. In Chapter Five, Burton mentions that badgers are better fighters than all but which animal?
(a) Wolf.
(b) Mink.
(c) Coyote.
(d) Wolverine.

6. While examining his find in Chapter Three, Ben finds himself face to face with what animal?
(a) Wolf.
(b) Badger.
(c) Deer.
(d) Fox.

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

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

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

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

11. In Chapter One, what is William's attitude toward Ben?
(a) William thinks Ben is perfectly average.
(b) William thinks Ben isn't normal.
(c) William thinks Ben is too big for his age.
(d) William thinks Ben is disrespectful.

12. According to the author at the end of Chapter Two, a normal life span for a badger is how long?
(a) Six years.
(b) Fourteen years.
(c) Twenty-five years.
(d) Ten years.

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

14. Which of the following animals does the prologue NOT mention as present on the MacDonald farm?
(a) Goats.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Horses.
(d) Milk cow.

15. 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 accomplished nothing.
(c) She has drug the trap forty feet closer to the den.
(d) She has chewed the trap free from the chain.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Three, what animal does Ben most wish he could turn into?

2. How long does the male badger struggle in the trap before Burton finds him?

3. The MacDonalds have an argument after their new neighbor leaves in Chapter One. About what are they arguing?

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

5. As far as the townspeople can tell, the new neighbor originally comes from where?

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