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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) About 2 minutes.
(c) 2 1/2 minutes.
(d) 1 1/2 minutes.

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

4. What type of house did Helen pass when she was chasing Mabel in Chapter 25?
(a) Victorian.
(b) Terrace.
(c) Bungalow.
(d) Georgian.

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

6. What poem did Alastair Campbell read during Helen's father's memorial service?
(a) "A Night Thought."
(b) "The Word is too Much With Us."
(c) "Composed upon Westminster Bridge."
(d) "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud."

7. How much of the British rabbit population was killed by a virus?
(a) 80 percent.
(b) 95 percent.
(c) 15 percent.
(d) 30 percent.

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

9. In Chapter 22, how old was the man who wanted to ask questions about Helen's goshawk at the fair?
(a) 30s.
(b) 50s.
(c) 40s.
(d) Teens.

10. What was the name of Scott McNeff's red-tailed hawk?
(a) Rusty.
(b) Milton.
(c) Yoder.
(d) Westy.

11. In Chapter 17, what was the weather like when Gos broke free and flew from the barn?
(a) Snowy.
(b) Sunny.
(c) Rainy.
(d) Cloudy.

12. When did Sir Thomas Sherley write that flying falcons turned one's eyes to the heavens?
(a) 16th century.
(b) 15th century.
(c) 17th century.
(d) 18th century.

13. In Chapter 17, what color did White decide to paint the kitchen door?
(a) Blue.
(b) White.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Green.

14. In Chapter 15, what did Stuart discover was Mabel's flying weight?
(a) 14 ounces.
(b) 15 ounces.
(c) 15.5 ounces.
(d) 14.5 ounces

15. In Chapter 25, where did Helen say that she met Erin?
(a) Wales.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Scotland.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What poem did Helen remember reading during the first years she was slogging through her degree?

2. What did Stuart offer to fly with Helen in Chapter 15?

3. What type of hawks did White see in Three Parks Wood in Chapter 16?

4. in Chapter 15, in what direction from the city did Stuart and Helen go to fly Mabel?

5. How long did it take Helen to write her father's eulogy at the end of Chapter 22?

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