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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did a scientist called Thorpe work from a research station in Madingley?
(a) 1970s.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1940s.

2. In Chapter 13, how many years had Helen been a Cambridge Fellow?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

3. What did the author drive in Chapter 1?
(a) Mini Cooper.
(b) Fiat.
(c) Audi.
(d) Volkswagen.

4. In Chapter 12, what color bucket was a man using to clean the bottom of a racing boat?
(a) Blue.
(b) Silver.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Black.

5. What was the name of the hotel where the author had stayed in Chapter 5?
(a) 21st Century Hotel.
(b) Seaside Hotel.
(c) Riverview Hotel.
(d) Westside Hotel.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how old was the goshawk that the author arranged to pick up in Scotland?

2. When the author was a child, where was her favorite den?

3. When the author fell asleep and dreamed in Chapter 9, where did she find herself?

4. How long was the Goshawk?

5. How old was T.H. White when he had been a schoolmaster at Stowe for five years?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the schoolboys he taught look up to White?

2. What artwork did the author describe in Chapter 6?

3. How did Christina react when Helen asked her to help train Mabel?

4. What did the author have to do to train her hawk?

5. How did the author describe her hotel room in Chapter 5?

6. What was important to do when training a hawk?

7. What journey did White's goshawk take to him?

8. How did Simon Latham describe goshawks in 1615?

9. What was bating?

10. What did a old female goshawk look like that was brought to a bird-of-prey center where Helen worked at one time?

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