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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1870, the Hudson Bay Company transfers the title of its entire territory to which government?
(a) America.
(b) Spain.
(c) Scotland.
(d) Canada.

2. How do the MacDonald animals respond when they see Ben coming?
(a) They do not move at all.
(b) They run to him.
(c) They run away from him.
(d) They ignore him.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the animal Ben encounters in Chapter Three respond when he tries to feed it?

3. Normally the badger is a nocturnal animal. Why was she out during the day she encountered Ben?

4. How does the female badger free herself from the trap?

5. How does the author say Esther MacDonald reacts to the journey in the prologue?

Short Essay Questions

1. One of the pups is still alive when the female badger finally escapes the trap and returns to her den. Why does the last pup die?

2. What occurrence leads the MacDonalds to name the site for the new farm?

3. Describe the process by which the female badger keeps her den clean and the purpose of her behavior.

4. Describe Ben's behavior when the family goes inside to dinner and he is left alone with the dead badger's body.

5. Why was the male badger unable to detect the danger of the trap?

6. According to the townspeople of Winnipeg, why does Burton take his dog, Lobo, with him wherever he goes?

7. What reasons does William give Esther for why he agreed to let Burton run traps on their land?

8. Why is the female badger luckier in her experience with the trap than her mate?

9. Describe the badger's appearance at the opening of Chapter Two.

10. Why does Burton wish to trap on the MacDonald's land?

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