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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. According to the author in Chapter 1, in what season might someone be able to see a goshawk on a still, clear morning?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Fall.
(d) Spring.

6. What was the name of White's dog?
(a) Brownie.
(b) Rover.
(c) Red.
(d) Brutus.

7. When was a pine forest planted in Evelyn's Travelling Sands?
(a) 1950s.
(b) 1920s.
(c) 1940s.
(d) 1930s.

8. How much of the author's life was spent in an incubator when she was a newborn?
(a) 17 days.
(b) Few weeks.
(c) 11 days.
(d) About 3 weeks.

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

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

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

12. 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.

13. What color grey were Goshawks in the air?
(a) Concrete grey.
(b) Pigeon grey.
(c) Slate grey.
(d) Raincloud grey.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In how many days did the author once fly a Harris hawk free?

2. What did the falconers drive in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

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