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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the book opens, the author says that the name "Winnipeg" originated with which Native American tribe?
(a) Cree.
(b) Blackfeet.
(c) Dakota Sioux.
(d) Lakota.

2. Which Native American tribe used to inhabit the lands that make up the MacDonald farm?
(a) Dakota Sioux.
(b) Blackfeet.
(c) Lakota.
(d) Cree.

3. At the end of Chapter One, what animal is Ben following?
(a) Deer.
(b) Mouse.
(c) Hen.
(d) Rabbit.

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

5. While examining the mouse skull abandoned by the hawk, Ben discovers what?
(a) The mouse's tail.
(b) The mouse's nest.
(c) An anthill.
(d) An interesting plant.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does the prologue say this story takes place?

2. Toward the end of Chapter Two, the author states that the gestation period for badgers is how long?

3. How does Esther ask Ben to respond to the new neighbor?

4. By the end of the prologue, the MacDonalds have how many children?

5. In the prologue, the author states that William MacDonald is what ethnicity?

(see the answer key)

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