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

2. From what kind of hide does the author of the Forward describe making bitwits and other falconry tools in the Forward?
(a) Alligator hide.
(b) Crocodile hide.
(c) Kangaroo hide.
(d) Cow hide.

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

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

5. Who is left in the aerie to take the rabbit dropped by Frightful in "The Eyases Get on Wing"?
(a) Chup.
(b) Lady.
(c) Drum.
(d) Duchess.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term from the novel refers to a male hawk?

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

3. Where does the author of the Forward describe going to meet Al Nye during his falconry days?

4. Where is Lady trapped in the opening of "The Wilderness Tests the Eyases"?

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

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