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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much weight could make a difference in how Helen's merlins flew?
(a) 1/8 ounce.
(b) 1/2 ounce.
(c) 1/3 ounce.
(d) 1/6 ounce.

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

3. In Chapter 12, what color bucket was a man using to clean the bottom of a racing boat?
(a) Silver.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Black.

4. Where had the goshawk been bred that the author was fetching in Chapter 5?
(a) Near Belfast.
(b) Galway.
(c) Dublin.
(d) Near Glasgow.

5. When was the Jesuit spy Robert Shoutwell terrified he'd be found out because he kept forgetting his falconry terms?
(a) 16th century.
(b) 17th century.
(c) 15th century.
(d) 18th century.

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

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

8. From where did the Fifth Earl of Bedford import falcons?
(a) Arabia.
(b) India.
(c) Nova Scotia and New England.
(d) Canada and Russia.

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

10. What did the author watch over and over again after her father died?
(a) Within These Walls.
(b) A Family at War.
(c) Father, Dear Father.
(d) Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

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

12. In Chapter 3, when had the author convinced herself that she was pretty much back to normal?
(a) September.
(b) August.
(c) November.
(d) July.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During what century were goshawks described as sociable and familiar?

2. How long after Gos arrived at White's place did White take him to a farmhouse?

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

4. In Chapter 4, what color was the cover of the notebook White was writing in?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 5, how far was the author from home?

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