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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 20 in a field on the other side of town, how long did it take Mabel to catch a rabbit?
(a) Less than a minute.
(b) 1 1/2 minutes.
(c) About 2 minutes.
(d) 2 1/2 minutes.

2. How many days of enforced rest had Mabel endured before being let out in Chapter 26 on a cold winter day?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

3. In Chapter 18, where was there a horrendous crash outside Cambridge?
(a) A30.
(b) A14.
(c) M6.
(d) M18.

4. In Chapter 15, what was the bell that Helen used for Mabel made from?
(a) Nickel silver.
(b) Copper.
(c) Gold alloy.
(d) Brass.

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

6. What month is it in Chapter 19?
(a) July.
(b) August.
(c) September.
(d) October.

7. In Chapter 15, how many yards had White gotten Gos to come on the creance?
(a) 75.
(b) 50.
(c) 80.
(d) 100.

8. At the beginning of Chapter 19, what prey did Helen allow Mabel to go after?
(a) Pigeon.
(b) Lark.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Hen pheasant.

9. What color feathers did the bird have that the author saw in a glass box in an art gallery in Chapter 19?
(a) Green.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Blue.
(d) Purple.

10. in Chapter 15, in what direction from the city did Stuart and Helen go to fly Mabel?
(a) North.
(b) South.
(c) East.
(d) West.

11. What book did Helen re-read in Chapter 21?
(a) "Common Pheasant."
(b) "Game Birds."
(c) "Hawk Quest."
(d) "The Peregrine."

12. In Chapter 17, how long did White write that he had been training Gos?
(a) 7 weeks.
(b) 8 weeks.
(c) 5 weeks.
(d) 6 weeks.

13. What prey did White put in a falconer's trap in Chapter 20?
(a) Blackbird.
(b) Wren.
(c) Raven.
(d) Crow.

14. In what type of tree did Gos get entangled in Chapter 16?
(a) Oak.
(b) Ash.
(c) Walnut.
(d) Maple.

15. What damage did the author see when she went to get coffee in Chapter 17?
(a) Windows smashed on a store.
(b) Garbage cans tipped over.
(c) Plants pulled in the park.
(d) A car with a front bumper smashed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What poem did Alastair Campbell read during Helen's father's memorial service?

2. In Chapter 24, what did Helen decide she was more of than a hawk?

3. In Chapter 21, what did Helen see walkers gathered around as she drove back to the house after a hunt?

4. In Chapter 21, when did a rabbit virus arrive in Britain?

5. In Chapter 20, who told White that there were agitated rooks in the nearby woods?

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