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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the hawk's name mean?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Loveable or dear.
(c) Flirtatious.
(d) Precious.

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

3. In 1932, how many people showed up for an excursion sponsored by the Southern Railway for a moonlit walk along the South Downs?
(a) 1,500.
(b) 55.
(c) 2,000.
(d) 40.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Mabel's flying weight?

2. During White's first night with his hawk, where did he set it loose?

3. In Chapter 14, how many yards did Helen want Mabel to fly before she would turn her loose?

4. How much money did the author have with her in Chapter 5?

5. In Chapter 14, what types of birds did Mabel seem to look at in a book?

(see the answer key)

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