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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the church steeple that Frightful sets out for to roost for the night in "Frightful Peregrinates"?
(a) Westerly.
(b) Henderson.
(c) Morgan's Corners.
(d) Beaver Corners.

2. What must Drum do before eating the food brought to him by Frightful in "The Eyases Get on Wing"?
(a) Drink water.
(b) Preen his feathers.
(c) Remove the fur.
(d) Cast a pellet.

3. Where is Lady trapped in the opening of "The Wilderness Tests the Eyases"?
(a) In a fern bed.
(b) In an oak tree.
(c) On a cliffside.
(d) In a willow tree.

4. How has Duchess become free in "Hunger is Frightful's Teacher"?
(a) She chewed through her jesses.
(b) Bate released her.
(c) She was freed by the Fish and Game authorities.
(d) She attacked Spud and fled by air.

5. Over what mountain is Frightful speeding in the opening of "Disaster Leads to Survival"?
(a) Mount Shasta.
(b) West End Mountain.
(c) White Man Mountain.
(d) Trinity Pines Mountain.

6. Where does Mole cross a bridge when escaping the home of the Van Sandtfords?
(a) Delhi.
(b) Anderson.
(c) Gilboa.
(d) Henderson.

7. Where does the eagle head fo spend his winter fishing in "Frightful Peregrinates"?
(a) The Hudson River.
(b) The Mad River.
(c) The Trinity River.
(d) The Eel River.

8. With what other birds does Frightful travel in the trailer in "Frightful Takes Off"?
(a) Two swans.
(b) A bald eagle and a golden eagle.
(c) A great horned owl and a red-tailed hawk.
(d) A sharp-shinned hawk and a prairie falcon.

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

10. Who is the falconer who has brought peregrines back to the east by breeding them in captivity and freeing them to the wild, according to the narrator in "Disaster Leads to Survival"?
(a) Heinz Meng.
(b) Skri Thomas.
(c) John Burroughs.
(d) Jon Wood.

11. What color is Mole described as in "Frightful Peregrinates"?
(a) Yellow.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

12. About how many days old are the eyases when they grow their second, heavier coat of natal down?
(a) 10.
(b) 16.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

13. How was Sammy injured?
(a) Poaching by a hunter.
(b) Collision with a trapper's net.
(c) Electrocution by electric pole.
(d) A accident with an automobile.

14. About how old are the baby falcons that Chup takes Frightful to in "Frightful Goes to Falcon School"?
(a) One week.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Two days.
(d) Two weeks.

15. The lineman from the electric company tells Jon Wood that he has been given orders to change the wires on how many transformers in "Hunger is Frightful's Teacher"?
(a) Six.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Three.
(d) Nine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Sam unable to keep Frightful?

2. Why is Frightful unable to see in the opening montage of the novel?

3. What name does Susan Wood give to Frightful?

4. From what animal does Frightful save Lady in "The Wilderness Tests the Eyases"?

5. Why do the eyases stare at the rabbit that Frightful brings to the aerie in "The Eyases Get on Wing"?

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