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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. How much sleep did White have when he was first training his hawk?
(a) 6 hours in 6 days.
(b) 15 hours in 7 days.
(c) 3 hours in one day.
(d) 12 hours in three days.

2. In how many days did the author once fly a Harris hawk free?
(a) 8.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 9.

3. In Chapter 3, how old was the goshawk that the author arranged to pick up in Scotland?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 8 weeks.
(c) 10 weeks.
(d) 15 weeks.

4. In Chapter 3, when had the author convinced herself that she was pretty much back to normal?
(a) September.
(b) July.
(c) August.
(d) November.

5. What color did White paint his woodwork?
(a) Blue and red.
(b) Yellow and green.
(c) Purple.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author drive in Chapter 1?

2. In Chapter 14, what did a woman do that made Helen furious?

3. When did a scientist called Thorpe work from a research station in Madingley?

4. In Chapter 14, how many yards did Helen want Mabel to fly before she would turn her loose?

5. In 1932, how many people showed up for an excursion sponsored by the Southern Railway for a moonlit walk along the South Downs?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what did the waiter do when Helen did not eat?

2. How did the author describe the cyclist who stopped to speak to her when she was walking Mabel?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What was a "tiring"?

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

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