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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. Over what valley does Frightful fly with the male peregrine in "Frightful Takes Off"?
(a) The Shasta Valley.
(b) The Montclair Valley.
(c) The Hudson Valley.
(d) The Schoharie Valley.

2. What do Jon and Susan Wood have to train Frightful to eat in "Hunger is Frightful's Teacher"?
(a) Rats.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Ducks.
(d) Pigeons.

3. Who is the falconer who has brought peregrines back to the east by breeding them in captivity and freeing them to the wild, according to the narrator in "Disaster Leads to Survival"?
(a) Jon Wood.
(b) John Burroughs.
(c) Skri Thomas.
(d) Heinz Meng.

4. What term from the novel refers to a male hawk?
(a) Mew.
(b) Kit.
(c) Eglini.
(d) Tiercel.

5. What kind of bird is Sammy?
(a) A peregrine falcon.
(b) A red-tailed hawk.
(c) A bald eagle.
(d) A golden eagle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color down coats do the peregrine falcon chicks that Frightful is introduced to in "Frightful Goes to Falcon School" have?

2. What kind of falcon is Frightful?

3. Which of the eyases first attacks Chup when he returns to the aerie in the beginning of "The Eyases Get on Wing"?

4. Where does the eagle head fo spend his winter fishing in "Frightful Peregrinates"?

5. Where is the preen gland located on a bird?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jon Wood starve Frightful in "Hunger is Frightful's Teacher"?

2. How do the eyases develop from hatching to leaving the nest?

3. Who is Bando? Where does he live?

4. What backstory does the author establish regarding Mole in "Frightful Peregrinates"?

5. What does the narrator indicate regarding Lady's death in "Frightful Finds Sam"?

6. Who is Joe Cassini and what is his job?

7. What conflicts does Frightful face in "Frightful Takes Off"?

8. How are the personalities of Drum, Lady, and Duchess described?

9. Who are Bate and Spud?

10. Where are Jon and Susan Wood preparing to go when Jon finds Frightful? Why do they take her with them?

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