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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 14, by the fourth day of training, how far is Mabel flying to Helen?
(a) 50 yards.
(b) 15 yards.
(c) 25 yards.
(d) 35 yards.

2. In Chapter 11, what type of bird feather did Helen see by the path?
(a) Woodpigeon.
(b) Pigeon.
(c) Robin.
(d) Dove.

3. In Chapter 14, what types of birds did Mabel seem to look at in a book?
(a) Partridges.
(b) Thrushes.
(c) Finches.
(d) Seabirds.

4. In Chapter 13, how many years had Helen been a Cambridge Fellow?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

5. What was Mabel's flying weight?
(a) 3 pounds 1 ounce.
(b) 3 pounds 4 ounces.
(c) 2 pounds 1 1/2 ounces.
(d) 2 pounds 2 ounces.

6. What was White's pseudonym for his racy novels?
(a) Peter Andrews.
(b) David Wyatt.
(c) William Baker.
(d) James Aston.

7. In Chapter 3, what color eyes did the goshawks have?
(a) Black.
(b) Orange.
(c) Brown.
(d) Gray.

8. During White's first night with his hawk, where did he set it loose?
(a) In his bedroom.
(b) In the barn.
(c) In his living room.
(d) In a glassed-in porch.

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

10. What color plumes did Wart grow?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) Purple.

11. 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) 6 hours in 6 days.
(d) 12 hours in three days.

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

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

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

15. What birds flew up from the roof when Helen took Mabel to the campus where she worked in Chapter 13?
(a) Pigeons.
(b) Goldfinches.
(c) White doves.
(d) Wrens.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far did Mabel have to jump in Chapter 12 to get food Helen held in her glove?

2. What color did White paint his woodwork?

3. In Chapter 6, how much did White's rented cottage cost him weekly?

4. How old was the author when she first saw a trained goshawk?

5. In Chapter 7, what did the author feed her hawk when she took off the hood from the hawk's head?

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