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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. As Chapter Three opens, what has prompted the string of visitors to the MacDonald farm?
2. The North West Company's original fort is seized and destroyed by the Hudson Bay Company; what is the name of the fort that replaces this original fort?
3. As far as the townspeople can tell, the new neighbor originally comes from where?
4. How many days of travel did it take the MacDonalds to find open land north of Winnipeg when they were searching for a farm site?
5. Why does Burton put on a leather glove when setting his traps?
Short Essay Questions
1. As the book opens, how does the author describe William MacDonald?
2. What reasons does the author give in Chapter Three for why Ben wishes to become a bird?
3. Describe the difference between William and Esther's opinions of Ben's development in Chapter Two.
4. Describe the badger's appearance at the opening of Chapter Two.
5. What does Esther suggest in Chapter One as the real reason Ben acts as though he is afraid of his father?
6. Why does Burton wish to trap on the MacDonald's land?
7. Describe how the female badger hunts prairie dogs, and what problem she might encounter in the process.
8. What occurrence leads the MacDonalds to name the site for the new farm?
9. As the prologue ends, what does the author say is the MacDonald family's greatest problem and why is that problem strange?
10. During dinner in Chapter Five, who does Burton tell John carries badger fangs?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Ben communicates with humans and with animals, but does not completely communicate with either group. Compare and contrast Ben's communication methods between these groups and explain why he cannot communicate completely with either.
Essay Topic 2
Based on his treatment of each group in the novel, does the author prefer humans or animals? What evidence supports your theory? Which group does the author spend more time describing, and why?
Essay Topic 3
The author frequently foreshadows events to come in the novel by discussing some particular point in detail that seems somewhat irrelevant at the time. Cite three examples of foreshadowing in the book and explain why the author chose to foreshadow these events.
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