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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 12, what color bucket was a man using to clean the bottom of a racing boat?
(a) Black.
(b) Silver.
(c) Blue.
(d) Yellow.

5. What color grey were Goshawks in the air?
(a) Raincloud grey.
(b) Concrete grey.
(c) Slate grey.
(d) Pigeon grey.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much of the author's life was spent in an incubator when she was a newborn?

3. In Chapter 11, what time of day did Helen leave the house with her hawk?

4. How long was the Goshawk?

5. What was the name of White's dog?

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