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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When White took her hawk, how many were there in European forests?
(a) 50,000.
(b) 150,000.
(c) 200,000.
(d) 100,000.

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

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

4. What was White's pseudonym for his racy novels?
(a) David Wyatt.
(b) Peter Andrews.
(c) William Baker.
(d) James Aston.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many books did White have to learn about hawks from, not including the "Encyclopedia Britannica"?

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. Where had the goshawk been bred that the author was fetching in Chapter 5?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 5, how far was the author from home?

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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