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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 the badger react when John pulls Ben from the tunnel and heads toward his horse?
(a) She does not come out.
(b) She charges John.
(c) She sits and watches.
(d) She runs away.

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

3. How long does John wait for Ben to emerge from the rock pile after finding him?
(a) Ten minutes.
(b) Three hours.
(c) Half an hour.
(d) Two days.

4. William decides during Chapter Nine that further help is needed. Which of the following men does William NOT ask for help?
(a) Mickey.
(b) Burton.
(c) Scortie.
(d) McKinzie.

5. John begins to search the area to the southwest of the farm. How long has Ben been missing at this point?
(a) Four weeks.
(b) Sixty days.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Eight weeks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What animal does the badger bring for Ben to eat that he cannot bring himself to eat in Chapter Ten?

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

4. What article(s) of clothing does Ben lose while trying to find shelter from the storm?

5. How many eggs does the badger bring Ben in Chapter Ten?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does John decide to use his prized rifle to mark the spot where he found Ben's shoe, as the rifle will certainly be ruined?

4. What are William's thoughts when Ben asks if the badger will live?

5. Why is William initially unconcerned about Ben's location in Chapter Nine?

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

7. Describe the fight between Burton and William.

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

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

10. 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.

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