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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Maria.
(b) Paul.
(c) Byron.
(d) Blake.

3. What is the name of Alice's pig that she bred?
(a) Emma.
(b) Mary.
(c) Piggie.
(d) Crystal.

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

5. How much money does Bate say Frightful is worth in "Frightful Finds the Enemy"?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $50,000.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $25,000.

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

7. What kind of birds harass Frightful in "Frightful Takes Off"?
(a) Crows.
(b) Geese.
(c) Buzzards.
(d) Starlings.

8. Why do the eyases stare at the rabbit that Frightful brings to the aerie in "The Eyases Get on Wing"?
(a) Because the rabbit is clearly diseased.
(b) Because the rabbit is still alive.
(c) Because the rabbit is still covered in fur.
(d) Because they are not accustomed to eating rabbit.

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

10. What are referred to as "the lions of the woodland birds" in "Frightful Takes Off" (14)?
(a) Goshawks.
(b) Red-tailed hawks.
(c) Golden eagles.
(d) Great horned owls.

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

12. What does Chup feed the eyases when he introduces Frightful to them in "Frightful Goes to Falcon School"?
(a) A squirrel.
(b) A duck.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A rat.

13. Who lives at Woodchuck Lodge?
(a) Heinz Meng.
(b) Leon Longbridge.
(c) John Burroughs.
(d) Peter Westerly.

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

15. What kind of tree does the narrator describe Frightful setting out for in the opening montage of the novel?
(a) A willow tree.
(b) An oak tree.
(c) An ash tree.
(d) A hemlock tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from "Frightful Takes Off" refers to an insect making a shrill sound, such as a cricket or grasshopper?

2. About how old are the baby falcons that Chup takes Frightful to in "Frightful Goes to Falcon School"?

3. What are the cages for the predatory birds at Jon Woods' house called?

4. Where does Frightful hide out from the thunderstorm by the farm in "Frightful Peregrinates"?

5. Where does Mole cross a bridge when escaping the home of the Van Sandtfords?

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