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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If White had known what he was doing, how long would it have taken to fly his bird free?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) A week.
(d) A month.

2. How much weight could make a difference in how Helen's merlins flew?
(a) 1/3 ounce.
(b) 1/2 ounce.
(c) 1/6 ounce.
(d) 1/8 ounce.

3. In Chapter 12, where is the man from that Helen speaks to when she is out walking with her hawk?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Kazakhstan.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, what color bucket was a man using to clean the bottom of a racing boat?

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

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

4. When was the Jesuit spy Robert Shoutwell terrified he'd be found out because he kept forgetting his falconry terms?

5. What did a waiter bring Helen the night her father died?

(see the answer key)

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