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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When was a pine forest planted in Evelyn's Travelling Sands?
(a) 1940s.
(b) 1920s.
(c) 1930s.
(d) 1950s.

3. In how many days did the author once fly a Harris hawk free?
(a) 4.
(b) 9.
(c) 3.
(d) 8.

4. How old was T.H. White when he had been a schoolmaster at Stowe for five years?
(a) 29.
(b) 30.
(c) 33.
(d) 31.

5. When was the Jesuit spy Robert Shoutwell terrified he'd be found out because he kept forgetting his falconry terms?
(a) 16th century.
(b) 17th century.
(c) 15th century.
(d) 18th century.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the author in Chapter 1, in what season might someone be able to see a goshawk on a still, clear morning?

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

4. What type of car did Helen's father drive?

5. What did the falconers drive in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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