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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What reason does Burton give for Lobo's respect of badgers?
2. How does William respond to Ben's reaction over the badger skinning?
3. How does the MacDonald family react to seeing the badger Burton caught?
4. According to the author at the end of Chapter Two, a normal life span for a badger is how long?
5. The MacDonalds have an argument after their new neighbor leaves in Chapter One. About what are they arguing?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does William hit Ben when Ben tries to stop him from skinning the badger?
2. Why does the hawk not frighten the badger while she searches for a site for her den?
3. Why was the male badger unable to detect the danger of the trap?
4. Describe the growth of the MacDonald farm in the early years of the settlement.
5. What happened to the badger's last litter?
6. Describe the way in which William and Esther MacDonald planned to find the site for their farm.
7. Why does William think Ben isn't normal, as stated in Chapter One?
8. One of the pups is still alive when the female badger finally escapes the trap and returns to her den. Why does the last pup die?
9. What occurrence leads the MacDonalds to name the site for the new farm?
10. According to the townspeople of Winnipeg, why does Burton take his dog, Lobo, with him wherever he goes?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Does the author present a realistic view of pioneer life, or is his version idealized to the point of being unbelievable? Include research to support your claim.
Essay Topic 2
The author claims that Ben is able to survive--though he does lose a great deal of weight--for two months on a badger's diet. Analyze the possibility of this. Can a human receive adequate nutrition from the items the author says the badger feeds Ben? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Throughout the novel, Ben is fascinated by birds: hawks, kingfishers, finches, hens. Why is Ben so interested in birds? What conclusions can the reader draw as to Ben's envy of these animals? What do birds have that Ben wishes he had?
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