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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far did Mabel have to jump in Chapter 12 to get food Helen held in her glove?
(a) 7 inches.
(b) 4 inches.
(c) 5 inches.
(d) 10 inches.

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

3. According to the author in Chapter 1, in what season might someone be able to see a goshawk on a still, clear morning?
(a) Spring.
(b) Fall.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

4. In Chapter 11, what ruins did White walk to with his hawk?
(a) St. Thomas the Martyr chapel.
(b) An old barn.
(c) An old farmhouse.
(d) St. Catherine's chapel.

5. What bird did the author hear outside her window at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Robin.
(b) Crow.
(c) Wren.
(d) Chaffinch.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take Helen's father to photograph every single bridge over the Thames?

2. When did a scientist called Thorpe work from a research station in Madingley?

3. In 1932, how many people showed up for an excursion sponsored by the Southern Railway for a moonlit walk along the South Downs?

4. Who sent Helen a job offer for the winter in Chapter 13?

5. What did the author mention that White drank at the beginning of Chapter 10?

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