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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Toward the end of Chapter Two, the author states that the gestation period for badgers is how long?
(a) Twenty-four weeks.
(b) Sixty to sixty-five days.
(c) Six months.
(d) Six to eight weeks.

2. While the female badger is digging, what other animal catches her attention for a few minutes?
(a) Hawk.
(b) Badger.
(c) Prairie dog.
(d) Wolf.

3. How does Esther ask Ben to respond to the new neighbor?
(a) Be quiet.
(b) Offer a gift.
(c) Shake hands.
(d) Run and hide.

4. At the beginning of Chapter Four, how old are the badger's babies?
(a) Thirty-three days.
(b) Sixty-four days.
(c) Twelve days.
(d) Forty-two days.

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 Leonard.
(c) Fort Kearney.
(d) Fort Riley.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does William MacDonald feel about the new neighbor?

3. How does Ben react when the neighbor's dog charges him?

4. For what is the badger searching when the author first introduces the character?

5. In Chapter Three, what animal does Ben most wish he could turn into?

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