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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During what century were goshawks described as sociable and familiar?
(a) 16th.
(b) 18th.
(c) 14th.
(d) 17th.

2. How many time did the author weigh merlins when she used to fly them?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

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

4. When did a scientist called Thorpe work from a research station in Madingley?
(a) 1960s.
(b) 1940s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1970s.

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

6. At the beginning of Chapter 5, how far was the author from home?
(a) 65 miles.
(b) 215 miles.
(c) 400 miles.
(d) 150 miles

7. How much money did the author have with her in Chapter 5?
(a) 750 pounds.
(b) 650 pounds.
(c) 800 pounds.
(d) 600 pounds.

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

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

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

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

12. How long after Gos arrived at White's place did White take him to a farmhouse?
(a) 48 hours.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 72 hours.
(d) 2 weeks.

13. What did the author mention that White drank at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Whisky.
(b) Ale.
(c) Rum.
(d) Wine.

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

15. What was the date at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) March 16, 1936.
(b) May 5, 1934.
(c) June 23, 1933.
(d) April 11, 1935.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author watch over and over again after her father died?

2. How long was the Goshawk?

3. What bird did the author hear outside her window at the beginning of Chapter 7?

4. What was White's pseudonym for his racy novels?

5. What did the hawk's name mean?

(see the answer keys)

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