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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) Canada.
(c) Spain.
(d) Scotland.

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

3. When did William first meet the neighbor?
(a) He hasn't met him.
(b) Last month.
(c) Last week.
(d) Three weeks ago.

4. By dawn of the second morning caught in the trap, what has the female badger accomplished?
(a) She has drug the trap forty feet closer to the den.
(b) She has chewed the trap free from the chain.
(c) She has accomplished nothing.
(d) She has completely freed herself from the trap.

5. In 1806, the North West Company builds on top of what had been Fort Rouge. What is the name of the new fort?
(a) Fort Leonard.
(b) Fort Gibraltar.
(c) Fort Riley.
(d) Fort Kearney.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What purpose does the badger's second tunnel serve as she completes her digging project?

3. According to the author at the end of Chapter Two, a normal life span for a badger is how long?

4. Instead of resting after the digging project is completed, the female badger begins to do what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the difference between William and Esther's opinions of Ben's development in Chapter Two.

2. In Chapter Five, Burton tells a story of a fight Lobo had when he was a puppy. Describe the fight.

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

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

5. What reasons does the author give in Chapter Three for why Ben wishes to become a bird?

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

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

8. Why is Ben so happy at dinner at the end of Chapter Three?

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

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

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