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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Forward, "Frightful Takes Off" - "The Wilderness Tests of the Eyases".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prey does Mole allow Frightful to take during their "hunting excursions" in "The Eyases Get on Wing"?
(a) Squirrels and foxes.
(b) Ducks and geese.
(c) Groundhogs and pigeons.
(d) Rabbits and pheasants.

2. What are referred to as "the lions of the woodland birds" in "Frightful Takes Off" (14)?
(a) Great horned owls.
(b) Goshawks.
(c) Golden eagles.
(d) Red-tailed hawks.

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

4. When was My Side of the Mountain published?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1959.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old are the eyases when they reach the size of their parents?

3. What prey does Chup drop down to the aerie at the end of "The Eyases Get on Wing"?

4. What does Chup feed the eyases when he introduces Frightful to them in "Frightful Goes to Falcon School"?

5. From what kind of hide does the author of the Forward describe making bitwits and other falconry tools in the Forward?

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