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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What color was the skin of the author's hawk near her beak?
(a) Brown.
(b) Beige.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Black.

3. What birds flew up from the roof when Helen took Mabel to the campus where she worked in Chapter 13?
(a) Pigeons.
(b) Goldfinches.
(c) Wrens.
(d) White doves.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 17, how many days had Mabel flown perfectly?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

5. Why were people in a line outside the cafe where the author had coffee in Chapter 17?
(a) For tickets to a movie.
(b) New book at the bookstore.
(c) For tickets to a concert.
(d) Bank run.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after the author set out with the falconers in Chapter 3, did they see a goshawk kill a pheasant?

2. How much sleep did White have when he was first training his hawk?

3. In Chapter 3, how old was the goshawk that the author arranged to pick up in Scotland?

4. During White's first night with his hawk, where did he set it loose?

5. What was White's pseudonym for his racy novels?

(see the answer key)

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