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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. How long does the male badger struggle in the trap before Burton finds him?
(a) One day.
(b) Two days.
(c) Three days.
(d) Two hours.

2. Which of the following does Burton NOT mention as a use for badger pelts in Chapter Five?
(a) Shaving brushes.
(b) Hand muffs.
(c) Collars.
(d) Snow shoes.

3. At the beginning of Chapter Two, how old is the female badger?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Eight.
(d) Ten.

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

5. How does the MacDonald family react to seeing the badger Burton caught?
(a) They congratulate him.
(b) They are disgusted.
(c) They are disinterested.
(d) They say nothing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much of the female badger's body gets caught in Burton's trap in Chapter Six?

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

4. In 1870, the Hudson Bay Company transfers the title of its entire territory to which government?

5. Lord Selkirk, who manages the Hudson Bay Company, brings in settlers from which country to farm the Winnipeg area?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Mr. Burton's appearance as discussed in Chapter One.

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

10. What does Esther suggest in Chapter One as the real reason Ben acts as though he is afraid of his father?

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