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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Perry Knowlton call when he first sees Frightful wearing jesses on the bridge in "Sam Battles Bird Instincts"?
(a) Sam Gribley.
(b) Mrs. Strawberry.
(c) Flip Pearson.
(d) Jon Wood.

2. What does Sam go to plant at Mrs. Strawberry's farm in "There are Eggs and Trouble"?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Oats.
(c) Rice.
(d) Rye.

3. Who are the men from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services revealed to be in "Sam Takes Charge"?
(a) Poachers.
(b) Zoo owners.
(c) Rehabilitationists.
(d) Spies.

4. Why what nickname do the kids in town call Sam?
(a) Thoreau.
(b) Crockett.
(c) Whitman.
(d) Lincoln.

5. Molly recognizes Frightful as the bridge bird based on black spots on her breast feathers that are shaped like what, in "Frightful and Oksi Run the Show"?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Crosses.
(c) Hearts.
(d) Stars.

6. Who broods the eggs in a falcon's aerie?
(a) Just the mother.
(b) Both the mother and father.
(c) The eggs are not brooded.
(d) Just the father.

7. What catches hold of Frightful's jesses after Sam has led her to the scrape in "Sam Battles Bird Instincts"?
(a) A bald eagle.
(b) A heron.
(c) A golden eagle.
(d) A red-tailed hawk.

8. Why is it apparent that 426 is dead in "A Pal Finds a Pal"?
(a) Because he was observed being hit by a passing train.
(b) Because he had not returned to the aerie in over two weeks.
(c) Because he would not have let another male in his territory if he were alive.
(d) Because he was seen being taken by the poachers and killed.

9. What is the name of the raccoon that Sam feeds?
(a) Rocky Raccoon.
(b) Peanut Butter King.
(c) Jessie Coon James.
(d) Buster McMustard.

10. Who is the middle school drummer who plays for the childrens' protest in "The Kids are Heard"?
(a) Leon Longbridge.
(b) Hughie Smith.
(c) Sarah Strawberry.
(d) Peter Westerly.

11. To whom does Sam read about Thomas Paine in the end of "Frightful and Oksi Run the Show"?
(a) Mole.
(b) Oksi.
(c) Alice.
(d) Frightful.

12. Who does Sam hope will help Alice make him an orange vest in "There are Eggs and Trouble"?
(a) Lon Herbert.
(b) Flip Pearson.
(c) Mrs. Strawberry.
(d) Better Christopher.

13. Who do the police say will take in Frightful's eyases after they have been saved from the poachers in "A Pal Finds a Pal"?
(a) Perry Knowlton.
(b) Susan Wood.
(c) Peter Westerly.
(d) Lon Herbert.

14. From what Native American tribe is Dan Martin descended?
(a) Cherokee.
(b) Mohawk.
(c) Wintu.
(d) Karuk.

15. What is the name of the first eyas of Frightful's that hatches?
(a) Drum.
(b) Skri.
(c) Chup.
(d) Oksi.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom does Sam get piping to raise Frightful's aerie in "Frightful and Oksi Run the Show"?

2. What does Frightful feed to her eyas in the end of "Sam Battles Bird Instincts"?

3. What happens when Frightful attacks Mole in "Frightful and Oksi Run the Show"?

4. On what day of incubation do the jackhammers stop in "The Kids are Heard"?

5. Who wrote the book called Thomas Paine that Sam reads in "Frightful and Oksi Run the Show"?

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