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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did it take Helen to write her father's eulogy at the end of Chapter 22?
(a) 50 minutes.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

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

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

4. What did Stuart offer to fly with Helen in Chapter 15?
(a) Merlin.
(b) Prairie falcon.
(c) Gyrfalcon.
(d) Tiercel.

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

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

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

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

10. In Chapter 25 when Helen went into Cambridge where did she like to park?
(a) Next to a park.
(b) In back of the library.
(c) By a fountain.
(d) Multi-story car park.

11. Where was Helen at the beginning of Chapter 28?
(a) Her brother's house.
(b) Stuart's house.
(c) Her mother's house.
(d) Her house.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did White write the conclusion to "The Once and Future King"?

3. In Chapter 17, what was the weather like when Gos broke free and flew from the barn?

4. In Chapter 15, how many yards had White gotten Gos to come on the creance?

5. In Chapter 15, what did Stuart discover was Mabel's flying weight?

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