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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. As far as the townspeople can tell, the new neighbor originally comes from where?
(a) Ontario.
(b) Winnipeg.
(c) Toronto.
(d) Quebec.

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Ben react to seeing the badger Burton caught?
(a) He congratulates Burton.
(b) He runs away.
(c) He yells and screams.
(d) He says nothing.

11. How does William respond to Ben's reaction over the badger skinning?
(a) He yells at Ben.
(b) He turns the knife on Ben.
(c) He hits Ben.
(d) He throws the badger at Burton.

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

13. At the end of Chapter One, what animal is Ben following?
(a) Mouse.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Hen.
(d) Deer.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter Four, how old are the badger's babies?

2. Why is Esther so angry with her husband over his attitude toward Ben?

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

4. What effect does hearing the dying cries of the pups have on the badger while she is stuck in the trap?

5. The Hudson Bay Company builds a second fort close to the North West Company fort. What is the name of the second fort?

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