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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 animal do Ben and the badger fight and kill at the end of Chapter Ten?
(a) Wolverine.
(b) Lobo.
(c) Bear.
(d) Wolf.
2. What occurs to Ben when he awakens after his first night in the badger den?
(a) He has a broken leg.
(b) He misses the badger.
(c) He is lost.
(d) He is hungry and thirsty.
3. How long does it take the badger to stop growling at the MacDonald family after Ben's rescue?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Three days.
(c) Six hours.
(d) Four months.
4. As Chapter Nine begins, at what point does Esther begin to wonder where Ben is?
(a) As soon as breakfast is over.
(b) After dinner.
(c) About noon.
(d) When the school bus arrives.
5. Why is the MacDonald family's search for Ben so difficult in Chapter Eleven?
(a) They have no idea which direction he went.
(b) They no longer think he is alive.
(c) The weather is bad.
(d) Their neighbors are unwilling to help.
Short Answer Questions
1. The members of the search party agree before they begin that whomever finds Ben will fire how many shots?
2. When Ben cannot be found after lunch, what do his parents initially think may have happened?
3. What animal alarms Ben in his hiding spot during the storm in Chapter Seven?
4. When the badger returns to the den in Chapter Eight, what animal does she bring for Ben to eat?
5. What has been different about the MacDonald family since the evening Burton brought the dead badger over?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the MacDonald family allow the badger to move in with them?
2. Why does the search team from North Corners not turn up any sign of Ben in the two days they spend looking?
3. Describe how Ben gets clean after his first night in the badger den.
4. Why does the search team finally call off their search for Ben after two days?
5. Why is Ben afraid of the badger when she returns to her den and finds him there?
6. Why does the badger follow John's horse when he rides for home with Ben?
7. Describe the fight between Lobo, Ben, and the badger.
8. Describe the process by which Ben cleans the badger's injured paw.
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. Why does Ben not recognize his brother when John first attempts contact with him in Chapter Eleven?
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