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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 10, how many days and nights had the author planned to keep the hawk awake?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

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

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

4. When the author fell asleep and dreamed in Chapter 9, where did she find herself?
(a) In a field with her father.
(b) An old barn.
(c) At her father's grave.
(d) A burned-out house.

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

6. In Chapter 9, how many days pass as the author had the hawk almost constantly on her fist?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

7. What color was the skin of the author's hawk near her beak?
(a) Beige.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Yellow.

8. What did a waiter bring Helen the night her father died?
(a) Hot fudge sundae.
(b) Gourmet chocolates.
(c) Double chocolate brownie with ice cream.
(d) German chocolate cake.

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

10. In Chapter 14, how many yards did Helen want Mabel to fly before she would turn her loose?
(a) 75 yards.
(b) 100 yards.
(c) 50 yards.
(d) 30 yards.

11. In Chapter 7, what did the author feed her hawk when she took off the hood from the hawk's head?
(a) Raw chicken.
(b) Gizzards.
(c) Liver.
(d) Raw steak.

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

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

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

15. In Chapter 3, how old was the goshawk that the author arranged to pick up in Scotland?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 10 weeks.
(c) 8 weeks.
(d) 15 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the beginning of Chapter 12, what did Helen give Mabel to eat?

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

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

5. In Chapter 9, what time did an unhappy wail come from a pram outside the author's window?

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