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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, when did the author say that the winds blew the ground into a yellow cloud that obscured the sun?
(a) 1703.
(b) 1904.
(c) 1688.
(d) 1811.

2. What was the name of the hotel where the author had stayed in Chapter 5?
(a) Westside Hotel.
(b) 21st Century Hotel.
(c) Riverview Hotel.
(d) Seaside Hotel.

3. Where did the author's father die?
(a) At home.
(b) St. Thomas' Hospital.
(c) At church.
(d) St. Andrews' Hospital.

4. What type of car did Helen's father drive?
(a) Vauxhill.
(b) Peugeot.
(c) Audi.
(d) Rover.

5. From what time did the word jess originate?
(a) 12th century.
(b) 14th century.
(c) 13th century.
(d) 15th century.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was a pine forest planted in Evelyn's Travelling Sands?

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

3. What did the falconers drive in Chapter 3?

4. In Chapter 3, how many men were left behind at the end of the day to wait for their goshawks?

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

(see the answer key)

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