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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ben notice is wrong with the badger when she first brings him food?
(a) Her ear is ripped open.
(b) She is missing several teeth.
(c) She is very skinny.
(d) Her foot is injured.

2. As Chapter Three opens, what has prompted the string of visitors to the MacDonald farm?
(a) They are completing seasonal visits.
(b) They wish to see Ben.
(c) They want to know about the new neighbor.
(d) They need advice from William.

3. In Chapter Five, Burton mentions that badgers are better fighters than all but which animal?
(a) Wolf.
(b) Wolverine.
(c) Mink.
(d) Coyote.

4. Where does the female badger take shelter after collapsing in her den?
(a) The MacDonald barn.
(b) One of her old burrows.
(c) Under Burton's porch.
(d) In a cave.

5. While examining his find in Chapter Three, Ben finds himself face to face with what animal?
(a) Badger.
(b) Wolf.
(c) Deer.
(d) Fox.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Esther react when Ben refuses to come inside for dinner after Burton shows them the dead male badger?

2. From how far away can a male badger detect a female's scent?

3. What does Ben notice when he examines the badger's body that assures him it's not the badger he met?

4. While examining the mouse skull abandoned by the hawk, Ben discovers what?

5. At the beginning of Chapter Four, how old are the badger's babies?

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