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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many engines did the plane have that Helen saw when she was out with Mabel in Chapter 20?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

2. Who sent Helen a job offer for the winter in Chapter 13?
(a) Swiss university.
(b) German university.
(c) French university.
(d) Dutch university.

3. In Chapter 14, by the fourth day of training, how far is Mabel flying to Helen?
(a) 35 yards.
(b) 50 yards.
(c) 15 yards.
(d) 25 yards.

4. Who described falconry as a kind of "high-intensity birdwatching"?
(a) T. H. White.
(b) Stuart.
(c) Dr. Andrew Carruthers.
(d) Professor Tom Cade.

5. How old was the author when she first saw a trained goshawk?
(a) 13.
(b) 12.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. What poem did Helen remember reading during the first years she was slogging through her degree?

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

3. What was the name of the hotel where the author had stayed in Chapter 5?

4. From what time did the word jess originate?

5. In Chapter 19, what prey did Mabel catch after the author flushed it for her?

(see the answer key)

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