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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 long does John wait for Ben to emerge from the rock pile after finding him?
(a) Two days.
(b) Half an hour.
(c) Three hours.
(d) Ten minutes.

2. As Chapter Eight opens, which of the following is NOT a reason Ben is having trouble sleeping?
(a) Thought he heard someone calling his name.
(b) The storm is keeping him awake.
(c) He keeps expecting the badger to return.
(d) He is not tired.

3. When Ben cannot be found after lunch, what do his parents initially think may have happened?
(a) He was washed away in the stream.
(b) He got lost in the fields.
(c) He was kidnapped by Burton.
(d) He fell into the well.

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

5. Who does Ben ask to help bury the badger?
(a) William.
(b) John.
(c) Esther.
(d) Coral.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ben notice is wrong with the badger when she first brings him food?

2. What has been different about the MacDonald family since the evening Burton brought the dead badger over?

3. Which of the following animals does Ben NOT observe while wandering away from the house in Chapter Seven?

4. Who is the first person to see William and John returning with Ben as Chapter Twelve begins?

5. Once John manages to mount his horse with Ben, how does Ben react?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe why the MacDonald family finally accepts Ben's story as complete truth.

2. Why does the search team from North Corners not turn up any sign of Ben in the two days they spend looking?

3. Why does the MacDonald family allow the badger to move in with them?

4. Describe Ben's appearance when John finds him and returns home.

5. Why do both William and Ben believe they are responsible for William hitting Ben during the badger skinning?

6. In Chapter Eight, does the badger intend to bring the prairie chicken for Ben or does he essentially steal it from her?

7. Why does Ben retreat to the burrow and hide when he sees Burton and Lobo riding nearby?

8. Describe the process by which Ben cleans the badger's injured paw.

9. Describe the change in the MacDonald family's behavior toward Ben after the incident with Burton's badger, and Ben's response to the change.

10. Why does Ben not recognize his brother when John first attempts contact with him in Chapter Eleven?

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