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

2. After the neighbor leaves, how does Esther MacDonald say she feels about the man?
(a) She thinks he is dishonest.
(b) She likes him a lot.
(c) He scares her.
(d) She is furious with him for asking for favors.

3. As far as the townspeople can tell, the new neighbor originally comes from where?
(a) Quebec.
(b) Ontario.
(c) Winnipeg.
(d) Toronto.

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

5. In Chapter Three, what animal does Ben most wish he could turn into?
(a) Deer.
(b) Bird.
(c) Fox.
(d) Horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter One, what animal is Ben following?

2. For what reason is Ben eager to start school?

3. What reputation does the neighbor have with the townspeople of Winnipeg?

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

5. With which of Ben's siblings does he NOT have a good relationship?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Five, Burton tells a story of a fight Lobo had when he was a puppy. Describe the fight.

2. How do the townspeople of Winnipeg react to the stories of Ben's relationship with animals?

3. During dinner in Chapter Five, who does Burton tell John carries badger fangs?

4. Why was the male badger unable to detect the danger of the trap?

5. As the book opens, how does the author describe William MacDonald?

6. Why does the hawk not frighten the badger while she searches for a site for her den?

7. Why does Burton wish to trap on the MacDonald's land?

8. What occurrence leads the MacDonalds to name the site for the new farm?

9. Why does William hit Ben when Ben tries to stop him from skinning the badger?

10. Explain the development of the baby badgers as described in Chapter Four.

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