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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of bird is Mr. Freeze?
(a) A great horned owl.
(b) A golden eagle.
(c) A bald eagle.
(d) A snowy owl.

2. What do Bate and Spud use as bait to catch Frightful in "Frightful Finds the Enemy"?
(a) A duck.
(b) A lizard.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A cat.

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

4. Who is the president of the New York Electric Company that Jon Wood gives the address to the children so they can write to him about the electric poles?
(a) Lon Herbert.
(b) Leon Longbridge.
(c) Heinz Meng.
(d) Peter Westerly.

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

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

7. Where is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that Jon Wood intends to report Frightful's death in "Disaster Leads to Survival"?
(a) Newark.
(b) Albany.
(c) Trenton.
(d) Boston.

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

9. Who does Jon Wood call about the smoke he has seen at Jebb Harper's cabin in "Disaster Leads to Survival"?
(a) Leon Longbridge.
(b) Sam Gribley.
(c) Peter Westerly.
(d) John Burroughs.

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

11. In the early days of what month do the first of the migrating falcons and hawks return to the Catskill Mountains in "Frightful Finds Sam"?
(a) June.
(b) February.
(c) March.
(d) April.

12. Which of the eyases is the first one that Frightful learns to feed?
(a) Lady.
(b) Oksi.
(c) Duchess.
(d) Drum.

13. 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) Crop.
(b) Fold.
(c) Creel.
(d) Giblet.

14. What prey does Frightful catch when she first goes out hunting with Sam in "Frightful Finds Sam"?
(a) A gopher.
(b) A rat.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A pigeon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Frightful been injured when Jon Wood finds her in "Disaster Leads to Survival"?

2. Who does Spud say is waiting for him and Bate when Bate has caught sight of Frightful in "Frightful Finds the Enemy"?

3. What color down coats do the peregrine falcon chicks that Frightful is introduced to in "Frightful Goes to Falcon School" have?

4. Where is the preen gland located on a bird?

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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