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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, how many men were left behind at the end of the day to wait for their goshawks?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

3. What did the author watch over and over again after her father died?
(a) Father, Dear Father.
(b) A Family at War.
(c) Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
(d) Within These Walls.

4. How long did it take Helen's father to photograph every single bridge over the Thames?
(a) A year.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) About 8 months.

5. In Chapter 4, what color was the cover of the notebook White was writing in?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blue.
(c) Black.
(d) Grey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color grey were Goshawks in the air?

2. When was the Jesuit spy Robert Shoutwell terrified he'd be found out because he kept forgetting his falconry terms?

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

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

5. In how many days did the author once fly a Harris hawk free?

(see the answer key)

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