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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What mountain range does Frightful see after Alice has freed her in "Frightful Takes Off"?
(a) The Sierra Nevada Mountains.
(b) The Adirondack Mountains.
(c) The Rocky Mountains.
(d) The Cascade Mountains.

5. Up what river does Frightful chase a night heron in "Frightful Peregrinates"?
(a) The Mad River.
(b) The Trinity River.
(c) The Hudson River.
(d) The Schoharie River.

6. What prey does Chup drop down to the aerie at the end of "The Eyases Get on Wing"?
(a) A duck.
(b) A snake.
(c) A crow.
(d) A rabbit.

7. 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)?
(a) Byron.
(b) Blake.
(c) Maria.
(d) Paul.

8. What kind of bird is Sammy?
(a) A golden eagle.
(b) A bald eagle.
(c) A red-tailed hawk.
(d) A peregrine falcon.

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

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

11. How old are the eyases when they reach the size of their parents?
(a) Six weeks old.
(b) Seven weeks old.
(c) Three weeks old.
(d) Five weeks old.

12. What term refers to a thin-walled expanded portion of the alimentary tract used for the storage of food prior to digestion in birds?
(a) Fold.
(b) Giblet.
(c) Creel.
(d) Crop.

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

14. How are bird emotions described in "Frightful Peregrinates"?
(a) Fluctuating but constant.
(b) Intense but short.
(c) Lingering and steady.
(d) Nonexistent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the author of the Forward attend a falconry program in upstate New York?

2. What term refers to the shedding of old feathers in order to make way for new growth?

3. What kind of falcon is Frightful?

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

5. Where is the church steeple that Frightful sets out for to roost for the night in "Frightful Peregrinates"?

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