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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Fort Riley.
(b) Fort Leonard.
(c) Fort Garry.
(d) Fort Kearney.

2. How did the MacDonalds originally plan to chose the site for their farm?
(a) They would know it when they found it.
(b) A friend had already bought it for them.
(c) They picked it from a catalogue.
(d) They wanted to be close to family.

3. In the prologue, the author states that William MacDonald is what ethnicity?
(a) Canadian.
(b) Irish.
(c) Indian.
(d) Scottish.

4. What noise does the female badger NOT make while digging?
(a) Growl.
(b) Grunt.
(c) Wheeze.
(d) Chatter.

5. What scent does the female badger encounter and ignore that her mate later smells during Chapter Four?
(a) Humans.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Sardines.
(d) Prairie dogs.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How do the MacDonald animals respond when they see Ben coming?

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. In Chapter One, what is William's attitude toward Ben?

(see the answer key)

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