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

2. Who is the librarian in Delhi?
(a) Better Christopher.
(b) Miss Turner.
(c) Mrs. Strawberry.
(d) Heinz Meng.

3. Who is Bando married to?
(a) Paula.
(b) Zella.
(c) Anna.
(d) Marie.

4. At what "mystical temperature" do eggs begin to develop life (113)?
(a) 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
(b) 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
(c) 74 degrees Fahrenheit.
(d) 81 degrees Fahrenheit.

5. What term refers the two twisted membranous strips joining the yolk to the ends of the shell of a bird?
(a) Chalazas.
(b) Crops.
(c) Tiercels.
(d) Mews.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the governor who writes to Leon and the children in "Sam Battles Bird Instincts"?

2. 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"?

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

4. What does Sam use to disguise himself when he feeds Frightful's eyas in "Sam Battles Bird Instincts"?

5. What color rim is described as surrounding Oksi's huge shining eyes in "A Pal Finds a Pal"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the home of John Burroughs in "A Pal Finds a Pal"?

2. Why do the efforts of Jon Wood and Leon Longbridge fail in "There Are Three"?

3. What do the schoolchildren do to support Frightful in "The Kids are Heard"?

4. Where does Sam stay during Frightful's nesting period? Why?

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

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

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

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

9. How do Joe Cassini's feelings change about the peregrines over time? How does this affect his actions?

10. Who is Perry Knowlton and what does he do in "Sam Battles Bird Instincts"?

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