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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name is given to the eyas born to Frightful who is descrbed as "a spunky tiersel with an unusually dark beak" (145)?
(a) Screamer.
(b) Blue Bill.
(c) Drum.
(d) Oksi.

2. On what day of incubation do the jackhammers stop in "The Kids are Heard"?
(a) Day 20.
(b) Day 23.
(c) Day 15.
(d) Day 12.

3. How many wild peregrine falcons does Jon Wood say exist in the state of New York in "The Kids are Heard"?
(a) 34.
(b) 56.
(c) 29.
(d) 42.

4. How many birds live long enough to raise their own young, according to Sam in "Frightful and Oksi Run the Show"?
(a) Two out of three.
(b) Three out of ten.
(c) Three out of five.
(d) Four out of ten.

5. What does Mole flush that Frightful grabs to take back to her nest in "A Pal Finds a Pal"?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A rat.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) A pheasant.

6. Who wrote the book called Thomas Paine that Sam reads in "Frightful and Oksi Run the Show"?
(a) Lon Herbert.
(b) John Burroughs.
(c) Jack Fruchtman Jr.
(d) Mary Shelley.

7. On what date does a diesel truck arrive to work on the Delhi Bridge?
(a) May 23.
(b) May 8.
(c) June 2.
(d) June 4.

8. At what time does Frightful's mate bring food to her while the construction crew is breaking in "The Kids are Heard"?
(a) 1:00.
(b) 11:00.
(c) 2:00.
(d) 12:00.

9. Who is the governor who writes to Leon and the children in "Sam Battles Bird Instincts"?
(a) Lon Herbert.
(b) Joe Cassini.
(c) Flip Pearson.
(d) George Marki.

10. What does Sam use to patch the wound on Mole's head in "Frightful and Oksi Run the Show"?
(a) Chamomile.
(b) Jewelweed.
(c) Elderberry.
(d) Jimsonweed.

11. From whom does Sam get piping to raise Frightful's aerie in "Frightful and Oksi Run the Show"?
(a) Flip Pearson.
(b) Bando.
(c) Lon Herbert.
(d) Mrs. Strawberry.

12. What color is Oksi's beak described as being when she is six days old in "A Pal Finds a Pal"?
(a) Black.
(b) Dark brown.
(c) Pale blue.
(d) Dark blue.

13. What kind of wild tubers does Sam cook with his wild trout in "A Pal Finds a Pal"?
(a) Wild beets.
(b) Wild carrots.
(c) Green onion tubers.
(d) Cattail tubers.

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

15. What happens when Frightful attacks Mole in "Frightful and Oksi Run the Show"?
(a) He falls into the millpond.
(b) He is carried to the bridge.
(c) Mole is shot by Sam.
(d) Frightful is shot by Sam.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Perry Knowlton call when he first sees Frightful wearing jesses on the bridge in "Sam Battles Bird Instincts"?

2. Why is it apparent that 426 is dead in "A Pal Finds a Pal"?

3. Where does the governor say the bridge workers will work until the falcons are fledged in "Sam Battles Bird Instincts"?

4. What catches hold of Frightful's jesses after Sam has led her to the scrape in "Sam Battles Bird Instincts"?

5. Where did Sam and his friend catch Skri last June when he was leaving a cave, according to the narrator in "A Pal Finds a Pal"?

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