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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Forward, "Frightful Takes Off" - "The Wilderness Tests of the Eyases".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term refers to the semi-translucent membrane that forms an inner eyelid on birds?
(a) Ocular stridulation.
(b) Nictitating membrane.
(c) Ocular Inundation.
(d) Lactating membrane.

2. From what kind of hide does the author of the Forward describe making bitwits and other falconry tools in the Forward?
(a) Alligator hide.
(b) Crocodile hide.
(c) Kangaroo hide.
(d) Cow hide.

3. What is the dog called that Alice runs past in "Frightful Takes Off"?
(a) Mole.
(b) Rupert.
(c) Bate.
(d) Jax.

4. When was My Side of the Mountain published?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1965.

5. How old is Chup when Frightful comes into his life?
(a) Four years old.
(b) Six years old.
(c) Two years old.
(d) Nine years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the author of the Forward attend a falconry program in upstate New York?

2. What kind of birds harass Frightful in "Frightful Takes Off"?

3. What does Chup feed the eyases when he introduces Frightful to them in "Frightful Goes to Falcon School"?

4. What prey does Chup drop down to the aerie at the end of "The Eyases Get on Wing"?

5. What kind of falcon is Frightful?

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