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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following animals does Ben NOT observe while wandering away from the house in Chapter Seven?
(a) Goldfinch.
(b) Kingfisher.
(c) Deer.
(d) Falcon.

2. Where do Ben and the badger sleep after Ben's return home?
(a) In the barn.
(b) Under the front porch.
(c) On the floor in his room.
(d) In his bed.

3. Who does Ben ask to help bury the badger?
(a) Esther.
(b) Coral.
(c) William.
(d) John.

4. How does Ben react when the badger returns at the beginning of Chapter Eight?
(a) He welcomes her back warmly.
(b) He is terrified and screams.
(c) He is angry and scolds her.
(d) He doesn't notice that she has returned.

5. What animal does the badger bring for Ben to eat that he cannot bring himself to eat in Chapter Ten?
(a) Snake.
(b) Mole.
(c) Fish.
(d) Cricket.

6. How long does it take the badger to stop growling at the MacDonald family after Ben's rescue?
(a) Six hours.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Four months.
(d) Three days.

7. Where does Ben plan to bury the badger?
(a) Behind the barn.
(b) Under the porch.
(c) In the burrow.
(d) By the river.

8. What does Ben notice is wrong with the badger when she first brings him food?
(a) Her foot is injured.
(b) Her ear is ripped open.
(c) She is missing several teeth.
(d) She is very skinny.

9. Who is the first person to see William and John returning with Ben as Chapter Twelve begins?
(a) Coral.
(b) Esther.
(c) Burton.
(d) Beth.

10. As Chapter Ten opens, what has Ben done in an attempt to stay warm in the burrow?
(a) Snuggled up to the badger.
(b) Closed the entrance to the burrow.
(c) Tossed grass over himself.
(d) Made a blanket out of animal furs.

11. As Chapter Nine begins, at what point does Esther begin to wonder where Ben is?
(a) After dinner.
(b) As soon as breakfast is over.
(c) About noon.
(d) When the school bus arrives.

12. What has been different about the MacDonald family since the evening Burton brought the dead badger over?
(a) Ben is getting much less attention.
(b) Everyone is mad at Ben.
(c) Nothing has changed.
(d) Ben is getting much more attention.

13. For which of the following does Ben NOT cry at the end of Chapter Eight?
(a) John.
(b) William.
(c) Badger.
(d) Esther.

14. Burton says, when the search party is unable to locate Ben, that the boy must have gone where?
(a) Into the woods.
(b) Washed away in the stream.
(c) Straight up or straight down.
(d) Run away into town.

15. After Ben eats the meal the badger has brought him, how else does she attempt to feed him?
(a) She tries to keep him in the burrow.
(b) She tries to nurse him.
(c) She tries to teach him to dig.
(d) She tries to teach him how to fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What occurs to Ben when he awakens after his first night in the badger den?

2. How long does the search party look for Ben before giving up the search in Chapter Nine?

3. How many eggs does the badger bring Ben in Chapter Ten?

4. William decides during Chapter Nine that further help is needed. Which of the following men does William NOT ask for help?

5. Where does Burton's second bullet hit the badger in Chapter Thirteen?

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