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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "A Pal Finds a Pal" - "Frightful and Oski Run the Show".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the raccoon that Sam feeds?
(a) Rocky Raccoon.
(b) Jessie Coon James.
(c) Peanut Butter King.
(d) Buster McMustard.

3. Why is it apparent that 426 is dead in "A Pal Finds a Pal"?
(a) Because he would not have let another male in his territory if he were alive.
(b) Because he was seen being taken by the poachers and killed.
(c) Because he had not returned to the aerie in over two weeks.
(d) Because he was observed being hit by a passing train.

4. Where does the author of the Forward describe going to meet Al Nye during his falconry days?
(a) Falls Church, Virginia.
(b) Berkeley, California.
(c) Monterey, California.
(d) Highlands, North Carolina.

5. How many birds live long enough to raise their own young, according to Sam in "Frightful and Oksi Run the Show"?
(a) Four out of ten.
(b) Two out of three.
(c) Three out of five.
(d) Three out of ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Frightful lay her first eggs?

2. What term refers to a comb-like structure of blood vessels belonging to the choroid in the eye of a bird?

3. What do Jon and Susan Wood have to train Frightful to eat in "Hunger is Frightful's Teacher"?

4. Up what river does Frightful chase a night heron in "Frightful Peregrinates"?

5. Who writes to the president of the New York Electric Company saying, "The falcons and owls and eagles have no civil rights because you discriminate against them" in "Hunger is Frightful's Teacher" (87)?

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