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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, how many days pass as the author had the hawk almost constantly on her fist?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

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

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

4. In Chapter 1, when did the author say that she ended up in the Brecklands?
(a) 7 years ago.
(b) 12 months ago.
(c) 5 years ago.
(d) 8 months ago.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 12, what did Helen give Mabel to eat?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Cockerel chick.
(c) Snake.
(d) Pigeon.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, what color eyes did the goshawks have?

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

4. What bird did the author hear outside her window at the beginning of Chapter 7?

5. Where was the cottage where White lived located?

(see the answer key)

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