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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. At the end of Chapter One, what animal is Ben following?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Deer.
(c) Hen.
(d) Mouse.
2. How did the MacDonalds originally plan to chose the site for their farm?
(a) They wanted to be close to family.
(b) They would know it when they found it.
(c) A friend had already bought it for them.
(d) They picked it from a catalogue.
3. With which of Ben's siblings does he NOT have a good relationship?
(a) Beth.
(b) Coral.
(c) William.
(d) John.
4. How does Ben react when the neighbor's dog charges him?
(a) Screams and kicks at it.
(b) Smacks it on the nose.
(c) Drops to all fours and whines.
(d) Runs and hides.
5. In Chapter Three, how does the hawk react when Ben tries to watch it eat?
(a) It attacks him.
(b) It doesn't see him.
(c) It allows him to watch.
(d) It flies away.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does the female badger free herself from the trap?
2. By dawn of the second morning caught in the trap, what has the female badger accomplished?
3. Why did Burton leave Lobo at home when going to check his traps?
4. While examining his find in Chapter Three, Ben finds himself face to face with what animal?
5. How does William respond to Ben's reaction over the badger skinning?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why was the male badger unable to detect the danger of the trap?
2. During dinner in Chapter Five, who does Burton tell John carries badger fangs?
3. Describe the den the badger creates for herself and her litter.
4. Why does William hit Ben when Ben tries to stop him from skinning the badger?
5. Explain the development of the baby badgers as described in Chapter Four.
6. What does Esther suggest in Chapter One as the real reason Ben acts as though he is afraid of his father?
7. According to the townspeople of Winnipeg, why does Burton take his dog, Lobo, with him wherever he goes?
8. Describe Ben's behavior when the family goes inside to dinner and he is left alone with the dead badger's body.
9. How do the townspeople of Winnipeg react to the stories of Ben's relationship with animals?
10. Why does William think Ben isn't normal, as stated in Chapter One?
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