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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Helen spend Christmas in Chapter 27?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Berlin.
(d) America.

2. What poem did Helen remember reading during the first years she was slogging through her degree?
(a) "Sir Orfeo."
(b) "The Owl and the Nightingale."
(c) "Huon of Bordeaux."
(d) "King Horn."

3. In Chapter 28, in what type of tree did Mabel try to catch a grey squirrel?
(a) Oak.
(b) Locust.
(c) Chestnut.
(d) Ash.

4. When did the book take place that Helen re-read in Chapter 21?
(a) 1960s.
(b) 1950s.
(c) 1970s.
(d) 1940s.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 17, how many days had Mabel flown perfectly?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

6. In Chapter 18, what did White tie to all the places where Gos had been in an effort to get Gos back?
(a) Steak.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Chick.
(d) Liver.

7. What type of hawks did White see in Three Parks Wood in Chapter 16?
(a) Coopers Hawk.
(b) Hobbies.
(c) Broad-winged hawk.
(d) Sparrowhawks.

8. What type of dog did a retired couple have who were from Helen's mother's village?
(a) Terrier.
(b) Dachshund.
(c) Golden retreiver.
(d) Bull dog.

9. In Chapter 16, what did White plan to put in a trap he made?
(a) Wren.
(b) Blackbird.
(c) Pigeon.
(d) Crow.

10. What did Stuart offer to fly with Helen in Chapter 15?
(a) Merlin.
(b) Prairie falcon.
(c) Tiercel.
(d) Gyrfalcon.

11. When did White write the conclusion to "The Once and Future King"?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1939.

12. How many falconers were in German at the time Britain was invited to attend the International Hunting Exhibition in Germany?
(a) 20-30.
(b) About 60.
(c) No more than 55.
(d) 35-40.

13. What type of tree did Mabel swing up into after chasing a rabbit at the beginning of Chapter 25?
(a) Birch.
(b) Ash.
(c) Poplar.
(d) Walnut.

14. In Chapter 24, what did the doctor look like that Helen went to see?
(a) Tall and red-haired.
(b) Dark-haired with a neat beard.
(c) Blonde-haired with blue eyes.
(d) Large and blonde.

15. What disease did a rabbit have that Helen put out of its misery in Chapter 21?
(a) Pasteurella Multocida.
(b) Enterotoxemia.
(c) Myxomatosis.
(d) Degenerative joint disease.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Sir Thomas Sherley write that flying falcons turned one's eyes to the heavens?

2. By the late 1980s, how many California condors remained?

3. In Chapter 22, how old was the man who wanted to ask questions about Helen's goshawk at the fair?

4. In what type of tree did Gos get entangled in Chapter 16?

5. In Chapter 25, on sunny mornings where did the larks sleep?

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