1. About how old was Frightful when she first saw Sam Gribley?
(a) One week old.
(b) Five weeks old.
(c) Two weeks old.
(d) Three weeks old.

2. What term refers to a thin-walled expanded portion of the alimentary tract used for the storage of food prior to digestion in birds?
(a) Creel.
(b) Giblet.
(c) Fold.
(d) Crop.

3. Up what river does Frightful chase a night heron in "Frightful Peregrinates"?
(a) The Mad River.
(b) The Trinity River.
(c) The Schoharie River.
(d) The Hudson River.

4. What kind of birds harass Frightful in "Frightful Takes Off"?
(a) Crows.
(b) Starlings.
(c) Geese.
(d) Buzzards.

5. Where is Lady trapped in the opening of "The Wilderness Tests the Eyases"?
(a) In a fern bed.
(b) On a cliffside.
(c) In an oak tree.
(d) In a willow tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the student who writes a letter telling the president of the New York Electric Company that her father sued because he was bit by a bull in "Hunger is Frightful's Teacher" (87)?

2. What term refers to the shedding of old feathers in order to make way for new growth?

3. What mountain range does Frightful see after Alice has freed her in "Frightful Takes Off"?

4. What are referred to as "the lions of the woodland birds" in "Frightful Takes Off" (14)?

5. What term from the novel refers to a male hawk?

(see the answer key)

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