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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 28, how many pairs of trousers did Helen say she had torn to shreds when hawking?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

5. What was the name of the main character in White's book "The Sword in the Stone"?
(a) Peter.
(b) Wart.
(c) Snot.
(d) William.

6. In Chapter 25, how far did Mabel clock a pile of woodpigeons on a plough?
(a) 1/8 mile.
(b) 1/4 mile.
(c) 1/2 mile.
(d) 1/3 mile.

7. In Chapter 25, when did Scott McNeff say that the deer hunt began in Maine?
(a) October.
(b) January.
(c) December.
(d) November.

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

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

10. Why were people in a line outside the cafe where the author had coffee in Chapter 17?
(a) New book at the bookstore.
(b) For tickets to a movie.
(c) For tickets to a concert.
(d) Bank run.

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

12. Before Mabel, where did the author buy her falconry bells?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Egypt.
(c) America.
(d) Pakistan.

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

14. In Chapter 24, what time did the author say that she woke every morning?
(a) 5:30.
(b) 4:30.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 17, what color did White decide to paint the kitchen door?

3. What book did Helen re-read in Chapter 21?

4. How long were the days in Chapter 26?

5. Where did Helen spend Christmas in Chapter 27?

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