Babe Ch 6-10

1.

10 points

What did Babe do after chasing the worrier dogs away?

Went to check on the fallen ewe and found it was Ma.

Ran to get Farmer Hogget

Didn't think he could do much to help since the dogs had already injured the sheep

Chased after the worriers.

2.

10 points

How do we know that Farmer Hogget's sheep were fond of Babe?

They helped Fly to help Babe, by giving the password

They let him sleep in their pen with them

They shared their food with him

They did the Championship Trials very quickly

3.

10 points

Why did Ma tell the sheep they needed to do what Babe asked?

Babe had been polite to her and she made a promise to do what he asked if he was polite

He had been kind to her when she was ill

He wouldn't treat them as stupid

All of the above

4.

10 points

How were the trials different from herding sheep at Hoggets farm?

Only Fly was permitted to work the sheep

The sheep didn't understand what Babe said

They had to work a small number of strange sheep in a strange place

The course included lots of unfamiliar obstacles

5.

10 points

Why did Farmer Hogget send Babe back home from the field with the worriers?

He had to chase the strange dogs away

He wanted Mrs. Hogget to care for Babe's wounds

He feared that Babe had killed Ma

The sheriff was coming and he didn't want the sheriff to know about Babe being a sheep pig

6.

10 points

Babe asked Fly, "Will you mind if the boss uses me instead of you sometimes?" Fly wanted to

only let babe work the sheep when she was there to help him only let Babe herd the sheep when she was there to help him

stay in the house and sleep by the fireplace

stay in control of the sheep, not letting Babe work with them

rest in the grass and watch Babe herd the sheep

7.

10 points

Why did Farmer Hogget uncross his fingers and close the gate at the end of Chapter 6?

He was disappointed that Fly wouldn't help Babe

His experiment with Babe as a sheep-pig had worked

He was afraid his wife might wander away

Babe was disqualified at the trials

8.

10 points

Who told Fly the Password?

Babe

Ma

Farmer Hogget

the sheep

9.

10 points

What were Fly's suggestions, once they realized that Babe was going to be taken to the sheepdog trials.

That Babe eat more so he would grow faster and be more scary to the sheep

That they teach him to growl like a dog

That Babe go on a diet and train regularly so he could run faster

That they help him learn how a sheep-dog nips at a sheep to scare him

10.

10 points

What was the shiny black tube that Farmer Hogget got out from the house?

a whip

a shotgun

a heavy club to use to kill the wolves a telescope to try to find the wolves

a rifle

11.

10 points

What convinced Farmer Hoggett that Babe didn't kill the ewe?

He found dog hairs on the ewe's ear

Fly showed him what had happened when Babe ran to rescue the pigs n

He found hairs from the dogs on Babe's face

He found the dogs hiding from Babe

12.

10 points

Why did the sheep come close to revolting when Fly tried to herd them?

There was a wolf chasing after them There was a wolf chasing after them.

Farmer Hogget wanted them to go to far and too fast

They wanted to be treated politely, as Babe had done the day before

He wanted to take Ma away again because she was coughing