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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after the author set out with the falconers in Chapter 3, did they see a goshawk kill a pheasant?
(a) 40 minutes.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

2. When White took her hawk, how many were there in European forests?
(a) 150,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 200,000.
(d) 50,000.

3. In Chapter 6, how much did White's rented cottage cost him weekly?
(a) 5 shillings.
(b) 8 shillings.
(c) 6 shillings.
(d) 4 shillings.

4. What was the name of the hotel where the author had stayed in Chapter 5?
(a) Seaside Hotel.
(b) 21st Century Hotel.
(c) Westside Hotel.
(d) Riverview Hotel.

5. When was the Jesuit spy Robert Shoutwell terrified he'd be found out because he kept forgetting his falconry terms?
(a) 15th century.
(b) 18th century.
(c) 16th century.
(d) 17th century.

6. How much sleep did White have when he was first training his hawk?
(a) 15 hours in 7 days.
(b) 3 hours in one day.
(c) 12 hours in three days.
(d) 6 hours in 6 days.

7. In Chapter 1, when did the author say that she ended up in the Brecklands?
(a) 12 months ago.
(b) 5 years ago.
(c) 8 months ago.
(d) 7 years ago.

8. In Chapter 1, when did the author say that the winds blew the ground into a yellow cloud that obscured the sun?
(a) 1703.
(b) 1688.
(c) 1811.
(d) 1904.

9. When the author was a child, where was her favorite den?
(a) Under the front porch of her house.
(b) A small cave.
(c) Under a rhodendron bush.
(d) Abandoned shed.

10. How long was the Goshawk?
(a) 11 to 13 inches.
(b) 12 to 16 inches.
(c) 8 to 10 inches.
(d) 19 to 24 inches.

11. At the beginning of Chapter 5, how far was the author from home?
(a) 150 miles
(b) 215 miles.
(c) 400 miles.
(d) 65 miles.

12. What was the name of White's dog?
(a) Red.
(b) Brownie.
(c) Rover.
(d) Brutus.

13. What time did White's bird step onto his fist and feed?
(a) 1:10 p.m.
(b) 3 p.m.
(c) 3:05 a.m.
(d) 6 a.m.

14. What was Mabel's flying weight?
(a) 2 pounds 2 ounces.
(b) 3 pounds 1 ounce.
(c) 2 pounds 1 1/2 ounces.
(d) 3 pounds 4 ounces.

15. What type of car did Helen's father drive?
(a) Rover.
(b) Vauxhill.
(c) Peugeot.
(d) Audi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sent Helen a job offer for the winter in Chapter 13?

2. Where did the author's father die?

3. In how many days did the author once fly a Harris hawk free?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 12, what did Helen give Mabel to eat?

5. Where was the cottage where White lived located?

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