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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. To what conclusion do the doctor and pastor come as the MacDonalds tell them Ben's story?
(a) That Ben is probably lying.
(b) That the details should be kept quiet.
(c) That the whole world should be told.
(d) That the whole family is crazy.

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

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

4. Who does Ben ask to help bury the badger?
(a) Coral.
(b) Esther.
(c) John.
(d) William.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After the fight between Burton and the MacDonalds, William tells Burton to do what?

2. Why is the MacDonald family's search for Ben so difficult in Chapter Eleven?

3. For which of the following does Ben NOT cry at the end of Chapter Eight?

4. Which of the neighbors fires the five shots to call the searchers in and cancel the search for Ben?

5. Where does Burton's second bullet hit the badger in Chapter Thirteen?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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.

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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