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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, who authored the book White read about falconry?
(a) Philip Glasier.
(b) Captain GIlbert Blaine.
(c) Gerald Lascellas.
(d) Gage Earle Freeman.

2. What did a waiter bring Helen the night her father died?
(a) German chocolate cake.
(b) Hot fudge sundae.
(c) Gourmet chocolates.
(d) Double chocolate brownie with ice cream.

3. How many books did White have to learn about hawks from, not including the "Encyclopedia Britannica"?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

4. From where did the Fifth Earl of Bedford import falcons?
(a) Canada and Russia.
(b) Arabia.
(c) Nova Scotia and New England.
(d) India.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, when had the author convinced herself that she was pretty much back to normal?

2. When White took her hawk, how many were there in European forests?

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

4. How long was the Goshawk?

5. In Chapter 3, how old was the goshawk that the author arranged to pick up in Scotland?

(see the answer key)

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