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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has been different about the MacDonald family since the evening Burton brought the dead badger over?
(a) Ben is getting much less attention.
(b) Ben is getting much more attention.
(c) Nothing has changed.
(d) Everyone is mad at Ben.

2. The members of the search party agree before they begin that whomever finds Ben will fire how many shots?
(a) One.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

3. How does the badger react when John pulls Ben from the tunnel and heads toward his horse?
(a) She does not come out.
(b) She runs away.
(c) She charges John.
(d) She sits and watches.

4. 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) Her foot is injured.
(d) She is very skinny.

5. With what prized possession does John mark the spot where he finds Ben's missing article of clothing?
(a) Rifle.
(b) Walking stick.
(c) Slingshot.
(d) Hat.

6. Who does Ben see on a horse in the distance that sends him scurrying for the burrow in Chapter Eight?
(a) John.
(b) William.
(c) Esther.
(d) Burton.

7. To what conclusion do the doctor and pastor come as the MacDonalds tell them Ben's story?
(a) That the details should be kept quiet.
(b) That the whole world should be told.
(c) That Ben is probably lying.
(d) That the whole family is crazy.

8. After the fight between Burton and the MacDonalds, William tells Burton to do what?
(a) Help calm Ben down.
(b) Leave the area.
(c) Get a doctor.
(d) Pay damages.

9. As Chapter Ten opens, what has Ben done in an attempt to stay warm in the burrow?
(a) Tossed grass over himself.
(b) Snuggled up to the badger.
(c) Made a blanket out of animal furs.
(d) Closed the entrance to the burrow.

10. What animal do Ben and the badger fight and kill at the end of Chapter Ten?
(a) Wolverine.
(b) Wolf.
(c) Lobo.
(d) Bear.

11. How does Ben respond when William offers to help him bury the badger?
(a) Accepts.
(b) Doesn't respond.
(c) Refuses.
(d) Starts screaming.

12. How many days does it take for Ben to notice an improvement in the badger's paw after he cleans it?
(a) Six days.
(b) Four hours.
(c) Two days.
(d) Two months.

13. Which of the following animals does Ben NOT observe while wandering away from the house in Chapter Seven?
(a) Deer.
(b) Kingfisher.
(c) Goldfinch.
(d) Falcon.

14. By what point in his relationship with the badger does Ben begin to act like a badger?
(a) Eight days.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Two months.
(d) Ten days.

15. What animal alarms Ben in his hiding spot during the storm in Chapter Seven?
(a) Badger.
(b) Wolverine.
(c) Wolf.
(d) Fox.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long after his return does Ben alternate between being human and being badger?

2. As daylight breaks in Chapter Ten, the badger brings Ben what to eat?

3. To what conclusion has John come at the beginning of Chapter Eleven?

4. What is William's response to the search party giving up in Chapter Nine?

5. What leads Ben to conclude that the badger was not a dream after his first night in the badger den?

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