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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what type of tree did Gos get entangled in Chapter 16?
(a) Maple.
(b) Ash.
(c) Oak.
(d) Walnut.

2. What color was the floor of the church where Helen's father's memorial was held?
(a) Brown.
(b) Red.
(c) Green.
(d) Black and white.

3. What type of hawks did White see in Three Parks Wood in Chapter 16?
(a) Broad-winged hawk.
(b) Coopers Hawk.
(c) Hobbies.
(d) Sparrowhawks.

4. During the memorial, how old did Helen think her father was in the story she told about him spotting an RAF plane?
(a) 9 or 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 11.
(d) 7 or 8.

5. What poem did Helen remember reading during the first years she was slogging through her degree?
(a) "Huon of Bordeaux."
(b) "The Owl and the Nightingale."
(c) "King Horn."
(d) "Sir Orfeo."

Short Answer Questions

1. What color streaked the front of the author's hawk like teardrops in Chapter 7?

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

3. When did a scientist called Thorpe work from a research station in Madingley?

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

5. What time did White's bird step onto his fist and feed?

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