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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) Black and tan.
(b) Blue and copper.
(c) Blue and gray.
(d) Brown and white.

2. Who described falconry as a kind of "high-intensity birdwatching"?
(a) Stuart.
(b) Dr. Andrew Carruthers.
(c) T. H. White.
(d) Professor Tom Cade.

3. Where had Helen bought the dress she wore to her father's memorial?
(a) Debenhams.
(b) Barbours.
(c) Harrods.
(d) The Emporium.

4. How many engines did the plane have that Helen saw when she was out with Mabel in Chapter 20?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

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

6. What was the name of the country fair that Stuart asked Helen to attend in Chapter 22?
(a) Fall Days.
(b) Apple Day.
(c) Autumn Fest.
(d) River Day.

7. In Chapter 19, what prey did Mabel catch after the author flushed it for her?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Mouse.
(c) Pheasant.
(d) Rat.

8. At the beginning of Chapter 25, how many days have passed?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

9. In Chapter 20, what did Helen fill the freezer in her new house with?
(a) Hawk food and frozen dinners.
(b) Hawk food and frozen pizzas.
(c) Hawk food, steaks, and vegetables.
(d) Hawk food, casseroles, and ice cream.

10. By the late 1980s, how many California condors remained?
(a) 27.
(b) 15.
(c) 31.
(d) 48.

11. Where was White in 1939 hiding from the war?
(a) Wales.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Ireland.
(d) America.

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

13. In Chapter 21, when did a rabbit virus arrive in Britain?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1980

14. In Chapter 15, where did Helen go and leave Mabel at home?
(a) Manchester.
(b) Oxford.
(c) London.
(d) York.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 16, what did White plan to put in a trap he made?

3. Where did the friends live who helped Helen and her mother get away for Christmas in Chapter 27?

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

5. In Chapter 17, how long did White write that he had been training Gos?

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