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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the author was a child, where was her favorite den?
(a) Under the front porch of her house.
(b) A small cave.
(c) Abandoned shed.
(d) Under a rhodendron bush.

2. In Chapter 3, how old was the goshawk that the author arranged to pick up in Scotland?
(a) 10 weeks.
(b) 15 weeks.
(c) 8 weeks.
(d) 4 weeks.

3. In Chapter 9, how many days pass as the author had the hawk almost constantly on her fist?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

4. How much sleep did White have when he was first training his hawk?
(a) 12 hours in three days.
(b) 15 hours in 7 days.
(c) 3 hours in one day.
(d) 6 hours in 6 days.

5. What was the name of White's dog?
(a) Brutus.
(b) Brownie.
(c) Red.
(d) Rover.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, when did the author say that she ended up in the Brecklands?

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

3. What color did White paint his woodwork?

4. How much money did the author have with her in Chapter 5?

5. From where did the Fifth Earl of Bedford import falcons?

(see the answer key)

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