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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 17, what was the weather like when Gos broke free and flew from the barn?
(a) Cloudy.
(b) Snowy.
(c) Sunny.
(d) Rainy.

2. Where was Helen at the beginning of Chapter 28?
(a) Her house.
(b) Stuart's house.
(c) Her brother's house.
(d) Her mother's house.

3. In Chapter 28, in what type of tree did Mabel try to catch a grey squirrel?
(a) Oak.
(b) Chestnut.
(c) Locust.
(d) Ash.

4. What poem did Helen remember reading during the first years she was slogging through her degree?
(a) "King Horn."
(b) "Sir Orfeo."
(c) "Huon of Bordeaux."
(d) "The Owl and the Nightingale."

5. How much of the British rabbit population was killed by a virus?
(a) 30 percent.
(b) 80 percent.
(c) 95 percent.
(d) 15 percent.

6. In Chapter 26, what birds were in the hedges?
(a) Thrushes.
(b) Chaffinch.
(c) Baltic blackbirds.
(d) Buntings.

7. In Chapter 21, what did Helen see walkers gathered around as she drove back to the house after a hunt?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Cat.
(c) Raccoon.
(d) Dog.

8. What prey did White put in a falconer's trap in Chapter 20?
(a) Blackbird.
(b) Crow.
(c) Raven.
(d) Wren.

9. In Chapter 22, how old was the man who wanted to ask questions about Helen's goshawk at the fair?
(a) 50s.
(b) 40s.
(c) 30s.
(d) Teens.

10. Where did the friends live who helped Helen and her mother get away for Christmas in Chapter 27?
(a) Maine.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Pennsylvania.

11. What was the name of the country fair that Stuart asked Helen to attend in Chapter 22?
(a) River Day.
(b) Apple Day.
(c) Fall Days.
(d) Autumn Fest.

12. In Chapter 24, what did the doctor look like that Helen went to see?
(a) Tall and red-haired.
(b) Dark-haired with a neat beard.
(c) Large and blonde.
(d) Blonde-haired with blue eyes.

13. What type of tree did Mabel swing up into after chasing a rabbit at the beginning of Chapter 25?
(a) Ash.
(b) Walnut.
(c) Birch.
(d) Poplar.

14. When was Britain invited to an International Hunting Exhibition in Germany?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1936.

15. At the beginning of Chapter 19, what prey did Helen allow Mabel to go after?
(a) Pigeon.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Hen pheasant.
(d) Lark.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color was the floor of the church where Helen's father's memorial was held?

2. In Chapter 15, where did Helen, her family, and the picture editor of her father's newspaper discuss a memorial service?

3. When Helen set Mabel free in Chapter 18, what type of tree did Mabel perch in?

4. In Chapter 24, what time did the author say that she woke every morning?

5. In Chapter 22, what color was Greg's barbary falcon?

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