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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What color streaked the front of the author's hawk like teardrops in Chapter 7?
(a) Cocoa.
(b) Cream.
(c) Tea.
(d) Milk.

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

4. What did the falconers drive in Chapter 3?
(a) Land Rover.
(b) Range Rover.
(c) SUVs.
(d) Jeep.

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

6. 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.

7. What did the author drive in Chapter 1?
(a) Audi.
(b) Fiat.
(c) Mini Cooper.
(d) Volkswagen.

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

9. How much sleep did White have when he was first training his hawk?
(a) 3 hours in one day.
(b) 15 hours in 7 days.
(c) 12 hours in three days.
(d) 6 hours in 6 days.

10. In Chapter 11 during the second expedition outside, how long did it take Mabel to get over her apprehension?
(a) A few seconds.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) A couple minutes.
(d) 5 minutes.

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

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

13. In Chapter 9, what creature did the author compare the hawk to when the author said the hawk seemed alien?
(a) Rat.
(b) Snake.
(c) Lizard.
(d) Iguana.

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

15. In Chapter 9, what time did an unhappy wail come from a pram outside the author's window?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the hawk's name mean?

2. In Chapter 3, how many men were left behind at the end of the day to wait for their goshawks?

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

4. In Chapter 3, when had the author convinced herself that she was pretty much back to normal?

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

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