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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. Why does Ben finally decide to head for home during Chapter Seven?
(a) He hears his mother calling.
(b) He knows it is probably bed time.
(c) He has lost interest in the animals.
(d) The storm seems closer than he thought.

2. For which of the following does Ben NOT cry at the end of Chapter Eight?
(a) Badger.
(b) William.
(c) Esther.
(d) John.

3. Which of the neighbors fires the five shots to call the searchers in and cancel the search for Ben?
(a) McKinzie.
(b) Billington.
(c) MacDonald.
(d) Burton.

4. At the beginning of Chapter Thirteen why is it supposed that Burton comes to visit the MacDonalds?
(a) To shoot the badger.
(b) To ask about his dog.
(c) To hear the story of Ben's adventure.
(d) To lay more traps.

5. What visitor arrives as Chapter Twelve ends?
(a) Billington.
(b) Simpson.
(c) Burton.
(d) McKinzie.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days does it take for Ben to notice an improvement in the badger's paw after he cleans it?

2. Burton says, when the search party is unable to locate Ben, that the boy must have gone where?

3. When the other children return home from school, William asks John to continue the search for Ben in which direction?

4. Who does Ben ask to help bury the badger?

5. What leads Ben to conclude that the badger was not a dream after his first night in the badger den?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the fight between Burton and William.

2. Why does the author make a point of saying that Ben cries for his father at the end of Chapter Eight?

3. Describe the fight between Lobo, Ben, and the badger.

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

5. Why has Ben been unresponsive to his family until he is taken into the house after his rescue?

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Ben not recognize his brother when John first attempts contact with him in Chapter Eleven?

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