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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. What does John find after Ben's adventure that confirms his story for his family?
(a) The badger den.
(b) Lobo's body.
(c) Ben's clothes.
(d) Animal bones.

2. Where does Ben plan to bury the badger?
(a) Under the porch.
(b) By the river.
(c) In the burrow.
(d) Behind the barn.

3. What animal does the badger bring for Ben to eat that he cannot bring himself to eat in Chapter Ten?
(a) Fish.
(b) Snake.
(c) Cricket.
(d) Mole.

4. What has been different about the MacDonald family since the evening Burton brought the dead badger over?
(a) Everyone is mad at Ben.
(b) Ben is getting much less attention.
(c) Nothing has changed.
(d) Ben is getting much more attention.

5. The members of the search party agree before they begin that whomever finds Ben will fire how many shots?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. What visitor arrives as Chapter Twelve ends?

2. What issue do the MacDonalds face at the end of Chapter Twelve?

3. Where does Ben initially try to take shelter from the coming storm after he gets lost?

4. What animal is Ben following when he initially wanders off during Chapter Seven?

5. How long does John wait for Ben to emerge from the rock pile after finding him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the search team finally call off their search for Ben after two days?

2. In Chapter Eight, does the badger intend to bring the prairie chicken for Ben or does he essentially steal it from her?

3. Why does Ben retreat to the burrow and hide when he sees Burton and Lobo riding nearby?

4. Why does the MacDonald family allow the badger to move in with them?

5. What explains the badger's behavior in feeding Ben during Chapter Ten?

6. Why is the bird in Chapter Seven leading Ben away from the house?

7. Why does the search team from North Corners not turn up any sign of Ben in the two days they spend looking?

8. In Chapter Thirteen, why is Burton coming to visit the MacDonalds?

9. Describe the change in the MacDonald family's behavior toward Ben after the incident with Burton's badger, and Ben's response to the change.

10. Esther is concerned about her son all morning in Chapter Nine, and yet she does not go look for him. Why?

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