2. 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 Kearney.
(b) Fort Leonard.
(c) Fort Riley.
(d) Fort Garry.

3. For what reason is Ben eager to start school?
(a) To learn about animals.
(b) To learn about math.
(c) To learn how to read.
(d) To learn history.

4. What reputation does the neighbor have with the townspeople of Winnipeg?
(a) They think he is kind and friendly.
(b) They think he's a coward and a bully.
(c) They don't know anything about him.
(d) They are afraid of him.

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

6. Why is Esther so angry with her husband over his attitude toward Ben?
(a) She thinks William pampers Ben too much.
(b) She thinks William hates Ben.
(c) She doesn't think William tries to understand Ben.
(d) She doesn't like the way William disciplines Ben.

7. How does William MacDonald feel about the new neighbor?
(a) He's not fond of the man.
(b) He hopes the man will stay awhile.
(c) He wants to be friends with the man.
(d) He thinks the man is annoying.

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

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

10. Which of the following fates did NOT befall the female badger's previous litter?
(a) Fight with wolf.
(b) Caught by eagle.
(c) Den flood.
(d) Starved to death.

11. What is the name of the new neighbor Ben's father wants him to meet?
(a) Mr. McCray.
(b) Mr. Burton.
(c) Mr. Lobo.
(d) Mr. Hill.

12. How much money does Burton say he can make off the male badger's pelt?
(a) Five or six dollars.
(b) Twelve or fifteen dollars.
(c) Eighteen or twenty dollars.
(d) Thirty or forty dollars.

13. How long ago did the MacDonalds come to the region to settle their farm?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Fifty years.
(d) Five years.

14. By the time she gets to her den after escaping the trap, how many of the badger's pups are still alive?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

15. What purpose does the badger's second tunnel serve as she completes her digging project?
(a) Main entrance.
(b) Emergency escape.
(c) Light source.
(d) Predator confusion.