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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 22, what color was Greg's barbary falcon?
(a) Blue and gray.
(b) Brown and white.
(c) Black and tan.
(d) Blue and copper.

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

3. Who once wrote that falconry was a balancing act between wild and tame?
(a) Bryce Peterson.
(b) Aldo Leopold.
(c) David Williams.
(d) Bill Andrews.

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

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

6. In Chapter 20, who told White that there were agitated rooks in the nearby woods?
(a) Postman.
(b) Mrs. White.
(c) Milkman.
(d) Farmer.

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

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

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

10. When Helen set Mabel free in Chapter 18, what type of tree did Mabel perch in?
(a) Ash.
(b) Birch.
(c) Beech.
(d) Oak.

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

12. In Chapter 17, what could the author hear a woman calling in the night?
(a) Peter! Peter!
(b) Billy! Billy!
(c) William! William!
(d) Adam! Adam!

13. When was the film "A Canterbury Tale" by Powell and Pressburger released?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1939.

14. In Chapter 24, after Helen awoke, how much time did she have before despair crashed in?
(a) 45 seconds.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) 2 minutes.
(d) 30 seconds.

15. In Chapter 25, on sunny mornings where did the larks sleep?
(a) Northern slopes.
(b) Southern slopes.
(c) Westward slopes.
(d) Eastward slopes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were people in a line outside the cafe where the author had coffee in Chapter 17?

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

3. In Chapter 18 after forty minutes, how far were Helen and Christina from Helen's house because of a traffic accident?

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

5. What was the name of the main character in White's book "The Sword in the Stone"?

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