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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What favor does the new neighbor ask of William MacDonald?
(a) To borrow MacDonald's horse.
(b) To buy MacDonald's crops.
(c) To hide out at MacDonald's house.
(d) To trap on MacDonald's land.

2. How does William MacDonald feel about the new neighbor?
(a) He thinks the man is annoying.
(b) He wants to be friends with the man.
(c) He's not fond of the man.
(d) He hopes the man will stay awhile.

3. In what year does the prologue say this story takes place?
(a) 1870.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1770.
(d) 1670.

4. What reputation does the neighbor have with the townspeople of Winnipeg?
(a) They don't know anything about him.
(b) They are afraid of him.
(c) They think he is kind and friendly.
(d) They think he's a coward and a bully.

5. In 1806, the North West Company builds on top of what had been Fort Rouge. What is the name of the new fort?
(a) Fort Gibraltar.
(b) Fort Riley.
(c) Fort Kearney.
(d) Fort Leonard.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How does the author say Esther MacDonald reacts to the journey in the prologue?

3. Which Native American tribe used to inhabit the lands that make up the MacDonald farm?

4. The Hudson Bay Company builds a second fort close to the North West Company fort. What is the name of the second fort?

5. At the end of Chapter One, what animal is Ben following?

(see the answer key)

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