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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How large is the bell that the author attaches at the base of Mabel's tail in Chapter 15?
(a) Size of an acorn.
(b) Size of a grape.
(c) Size of a pea.
(d) Size of a paddle ball.

2. What poem did Alastair Campbell read during Helen's father's memorial service?
(a) "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud."
(b) "A Night Thought."
(c) "The Word is too Much With Us."
(d) "Composed upon Westminster Bridge."

3. In Chapter 23, what did Helen give Mabel to eat after realizing Mabel must have been hungry?
(a) A whole dead pigeon.
(b) 3 dead chicks.
(c) Steak.
(d) Half a rabbit.

4. When did a scientist called Thorpe work from a research station in Madingley?
(a) 1960s.
(b) 1940s.
(c) 1970s.
(d) 1950s.

5. In Chapter 16, what did White plan to put in a trap he made?
(a) Crow.
(b) Blackbird.
(c) Wren.
(d) Pigeon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many books did White have to learn about hawks from, not including the "Encyclopedia Britannica"?

2. What type of hawks did White see in Three Parks Wood in Chapter 16?

3. What did Stuart offer to fly with Helen in Chapter 15?

4. What poem did Helen remember reading during the first years she was slogging through her degree?

5. If White had known what he was doing, how long would it have taken to fly his bird free?

(see the answer key)

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