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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Mole return to the farm injured in "Frightful Finds the Enemy"?
(a) He lost a fight over a female Labrador.
(b) He was hit by a car.
(c) He was shot by the farmer of the neighboring farm.
(d) He was attacked by a golden eagle.

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

6. What term refers to the shedding of old feathers in order to make way for new growth?
(a) Helinating.
(b) Nictitating.
(c) Stridulating.
(d) Molting.

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

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

9. 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 still covered in fur.
(b) Because they are not accustomed to eating rabbit.
(c) Because the rabbit is clearly diseased.
(d) Because the rabbit is still alive.

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

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

12. Who wrote the Forward to Frightful's Mountain?
(a) Henry David Thoreau.
(b) Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
(c) Mary Joyce Williams.
(d) Walt Whitman.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the author of the Forward describe going to meet Al Nye during his falconry days?

2. What kind of tree does the narrator describe Frightful setting out for in the opening montage of the novel?

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

4. What kind of falcon is Frightful?

5. How has Duchess become free in "Hunger is Frightful's Teacher"?

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