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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bird did the author hear outside her window at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Wren.
(b) Crow.
(c) Chaffinch.
(d) Robin.

2. In Chapter 9, what creature did the author compare the hawk to when the author said the hawk seemed alien?
(a) Rat.
(b) Snake.
(c) Iguana.
(d) Lizard.

3. In Chapter 14, how many yards did Helen want Mabel to fly before she would turn her loose?
(a) 100 yards.
(b) 50 yards.
(c) 75 yards.
(d) 30 yards.

4. What color was the skin of the author's hawk near her beak?
(a) Brown.
(b) Beige.
(c) Black.
(d) Yellow.

5. What did the falconers drive in Chapter 3?
(a) Land Rover.
(b) SUVs.
(c) Jeep.
(d) Range Rover.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time did White's bird step onto his fist and feed?

2. How old was T.H. White when he had been a schoolmaster at Stowe for five years?

3. How many books did White have to learn about hawks from, not including the "Encyclopedia Britannica"?

4. In Chapter 10, how many days and nights had the author planned to keep the hawk awake?

5. If White had known what he was doing, how long would it have taken to fly his bird free?

(see the answer key)

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