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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter One, what is William's attitude toward Ben?
(a) William thinks Ben isn't normal.
(b) William thinks Ben is too big for his age.
(c) William thinks Ben is disrespectful.
(d) William thinks Ben is perfectly average.

2. As Chapter Four opens, which of the following reasons does the author NOT say kept the badger from attacking Ben?
(a) She was frightened of him.
(b) She is stronger than he.
(c) He is small.
(d) He is defenseless.

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

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

5. From which city did the MacDonalds set out when traveling to Winnipeg looking for a site to farm?
(a) Quebec.
(b) Ontario.
(c) Toronto.
(d) Alberta.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After the neighbor leaves, how does Esther MacDonald say she feels about the man?

3. In Chapter Three, how is the relationship between William and Esther?

4. Which of the following animals does the prologue NOT mention as present on the MacDonald farm?

5. In 1870, the Hudson Bay Company transfers the title of its entire territory to which government?

(see the answer key)

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