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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. After the neighbor leaves, how does Esther MacDonald say she feels about the man?
(a) She thinks he is dishonest.
(b) She is furious with him for asking for favors.
(c) She likes him a lot.
(d) He scares her.

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

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

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

5. In Chapter Three, what animal does Ben most wish he could turn into?
(a) Horse.
(b) Bird.
(c) Deer.
(d) Fox.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the MacDonald family react to seeing the badger Burton caught?

2. What noise does the female badger NOT make while digging?

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

4. Which Native American tribe used to inhabit the lands that make up the MacDonald farm?

5. In 1806, the North West Company builds on top of what had been Fort Rouge. What is the name of the new fort?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the prologue, how is Esther MacDonald described?

2. Why does the hawk not frighten the badger while she searches for a site for her den?

3. How do the townspeople of Winnipeg react to the stories of Ben's relationship with animals?

4. As the book opens, how does the author describe William MacDonald?

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

6. Explain the development of the baby badgers as described in Chapter Four.

7. As the prologue ends, what does the author say is the MacDonald family's greatest problem and why is that problem strange?

8. 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?

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

10. Describe the growth of the MacDonald farm in the early years of the settlement.

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