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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 does Ben react when the badger returns at the beginning of Chapter Eight?
(a) He is terrified and screams.
(b) He is angry and scolds her.
(c) He welcomes her back warmly.
(d) He doesn't notice that she has returned.

2. For how long after his return does Ben alternate between being human and being badger?
(a) Five weeks.
(b) Six months.
(c) One week.
(d) Twelve days.

3. How many days does it take for Ben to notice an improvement in the badger's paw after he cleans it?
(a) Six days.
(b) Two days.
(c) Four hours.
(d) Two months.

4. When the other children return home from school, William asks John to continue the search for Ben in which direction?
(a) North.
(b) South.
(c) West.
(d) East.

5. What does William tell his son about the badger's chances to live?
(a) She may never be able walk again.
(b) He thinks she's already dead.
(c) She'll probably die of shock.
(d) She'll probably be fine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What area does everyone think is most likely for Ben to have chosen and disappeared in Chapter Eleven?

2. What animal do Ben and the badger fight and kill at the end of Chapter Ten?

3. To what conclusion has John come at the beginning of Chapter Eleven?

4. When Ben cannot be found after lunch, what do his parents initially think may have happened?

5. What hiding place does Ben stumble into during the storm in Chapter Seven?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ben go to such lengths to hide Lobo's body after the badger kills him?

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

3. Describe the process by which Ben cleans the badger's injured paw.

4. Describe how Ben gets clean after his first night in the badger den.

5. Why do both William and Ben believe they are responsible for William hitting Ben during the badger skinning?

6. Why does the badger follow John's horse when he rides for home with Ben?

7. Describe William's orders to Burton after the fight.

8. Describe why the MacDonald family finally accepts Ben's story as complete truth.

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

10. Describe the fight between Burton and William.

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