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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. At the beginning of Chapter 17, how many days had Mabel flown perfectly?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

4. What poem did Helen remember reading during the first years she was slogging through her degree?
(a) "The Owl and the Nightingale."
(b) "Sir Orfeo."
(c) "King Horn."
(d) "Huon of Bordeaux."

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

6. In Chapter 18 after forty minutes, how far were Helen and Christina from Helen's house because of a traffic accident?
(a) 1/2 mile.
(b) 5 miles.
(c) 1/4 mile.
(d) 2 miles.

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

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

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

10. How long were the days in Chapter 26?
(a) 5 hours.
(b) 5 1/2 hours.
(c) 6 hours.
(d) 7 hours.

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

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

13. How many falconers were in German at the time Britain was invited to attend the International Hunting Exhibition in Germany?
(a) No more than 55.
(b) 20-30.
(c) About 60.
(d) 35-40.

14. Where did Helen spend Christmas in Chapter 27?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Berlin.
(d) America.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What month is it in Chapter 19?

2. What was the name of the country fair that Stuart asked Helen to attend in Chapter 22?

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

4. In Chapter 24, what did the doctor look like that Helen went to see?

5. How large is the bell that the author attaches at the base of Mabel's tail in Chapter 15?

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