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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 word from "Frightful Takes Off" refers to an insect making a shrill sound, such as a cricket or grasshopper?
(a) Undulating.
(b) Stridulating.
(c) Caulating.
(d) Ruinating.

2. What kind of falcon is Frightful?
(a) Saker falcon.
(b) Aplomado falcon.
(c) Peregrine falcon.
(d) Prairie falcon.

3. Where did the author of the Forward attend a falconry program in upstate New York?
(a) Pembroke School.
(b) Hartford School.
(c) Westerly School.
(d) Millbrook School.

4. What flock of birds does Drum follow south on their migration in "The Wilderness Tests the Eyases"?
(a) Geese.
(b) Terns.
(c) Ducks.
(d) Swallows.

5. What term refers to the semi-translucent membrane that forms an inner eyelid on birds?
(a) Lactating membrane.
(b) Ocular Inundation.
(c) Nictitating membrane.
(d) Ocular stridulation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of birds harass Frightful in "Frightful Takes Off"?

2. What is the dog called that Alice runs past in "Frightful Takes Off"?

3. What are referred to as "the lions of the woodland birds" in "Frightful Takes Off" (14)?

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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