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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the hawk's name mean?
(a) Loveable or dear.
(b) Flirtatious.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Precious.

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

3. When Helen set Mabel free in Chapter 18, what type of tree did Mabel perch in?
(a) Ash.
(b) Beech.
(c) Oak.
(d) Birch.

4. What damage did the author see when she went to get coffee in Chapter 17?
(a) Garbage cans tipped over.
(b) A car with a front bumper smashed.
(c) Windows smashed on a store.
(d) Plants pulled in the park.

5. Where was the cottage where White lived located?
(a) In a remote wood.
(b) Stowe estate.
(c) Richardson estate.
(d) Small village.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bird did the author hear outside her window at the beginning of Chapter 7?

2. What did the falconers drive in Chapter 3?

3. In Chapter 14, by the fourth day of training, how far is Mabel flying to Helen?

4. Who described falconry as a kind of "high-intensity birdwatching"?

5. How old was the author when she first saw a trained goshawk?

(see the answer key)

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