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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay 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) Drum.
(b) Blue Bill.
(c) Oksi.
(d) Screamer.

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

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

4. On what date do Frightful's eggs hatch in "There are Three"?
(a) March 3.
(b) June 2.
(c) May 25.
(d) July 1.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the peregrine expert from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that arrives at the bridge in "There are Three"?

2. Who takes the eyases from Frightful's aerie to move them from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services in "There are Three"?

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

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

5. What does Fearful catch after Chup shows up at her aerie in "A Pal Finds a Pal"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alice become Mole's caretaker?

2. How does Frightful respond to the eggs that she lays in "There are Eggs and Trouble"?

3. How does Joe Cassini respond to Leon Longbridge and the schoolchildren in "There are Eggs and Trouble"?

4. When does the bridge repair begin in Delhi? How does this coincide with Frightful's process of nesting?

5. Who is Dan Martin and what role does he play in the story?

6. How does Sam lead Frightful to Oksi in "Sam Battles Bird Instincts"?

7. Who are the children who become the falcon fan club? What do they do to help Frightful?

8. Where does Sam move Oksi in "Sam Battles Bird Instincts"? Why?

9. What do Jon Wood and Leon Longbridge say about Frightful while Sam overhears in "The Kids are Heard"?

10. How are Frightful's eyases described when they hatch?

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