View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the neighbor's dog?
(a) McCray.
(b) Burton.
(c) Hill.
(d) Lobo.

3. Why is Esther so angry with her husband over his attitude toward Ben?
(a) She doesn't think William tries to understand Ben.
(b) She thinks William pampers Ben too much.
(c) She thinks William hates Ben.
(d) She doesn't like the way William disciplines Ben.

4. As Chapter Three opens, what has prompted the string of visitors to the MacDonald farm?
(a) They want to know about the new neighbor.
(b) They are completing seasonal visits.
(c) They need advice from William.
(d) They wish to see Ben.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While examining the mouse skull abandoned by the hawk, Ben discovers what?

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

3. While the female badger is digging, what other animal catches her attention for a few minutes?

4. How far away from the female's den has Burton laid the trap intended to catch her?

5. How many days of travel did it take the MacDonalds to find open land north of Winnipeg when they were searching for a farm site?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how the female badger hunts prairie dogs, and what problem she might encounter in the process.

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

3. Describe the way in which William and Esther MacDonald planned to find the site for their farm.

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

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

6. Why does William think Ben isn't normal, as stated in Chapter One?

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

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

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

10. During dinner in Chapter Five, who does Burton tell John carries badger fangs?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 781 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample