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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the landscape the author had come to love very much?
(a) 45 minutes north-east of Cambridge.
(b) Near Bristol.
(c) 15 minutes south-west of Westminster.
(d) West of London.

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 11, what time of day did Helen leave the house with her hawk?
(a) Morning.
(b) Evening.
(c) Dusk.
(d) Dawn.

6. How old was the author when she first saw a trained goshawk?
(a) 13.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 12.

7. In Chapter 11, how men men did Helen hide from behind a tree trunk?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

8. How long was the Goshawk?
(a) 11 to 13 inches.
(b) 8 to 10 inches.
(c) 19 to 24 inches.
(d) 12 to 16 inches.

9. When the author was a child, where was her favorite den?
(a) Under a rhodendron bush.
(b) Abandoned shed.
(c) A small cave.
(d) Under the front porch of her house.

10. When White took her hawk, how many were there in European forests?
(a) 100,000.
(b) 200,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 150,000.

11. In Chapter 4, who authored the book White read about falconry?
(a) Captain GIlbert Blaine.
(b) Gerald Lascellas.
(c) Gage Earle Freeman.
(d) Philip Glasier.

12. In Chapter 13, when did Helen say that her college job would end?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 4 months.

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

14. What did Christina bring in Chapter 9?
(a) Chinese food.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Coffee and Sunday papers.
(d) Wine and cheese.

15. Where did the author's father die?
(a) St. Thomas' Hospital.
(b) St. Andrews' Hospital.
(c) At home.
(d) At church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time did White's bird step onto his fist and feed?

2. What color grey were Goshawks in the air?

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

4. In Chapter 10, how many days and nights had the author planned to keep the hawk awake?

5. In Chapter 11, what type of bird feather did Helen see by the path?

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