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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. In Chapter 11, what ruins did White walk to with his hawk?
(a) St. Thomas the Martyr chapel.
(b) An old farmhouse.
(c) An old barn.
(d) St. Catherine's chapel.

2. How old was the author when she first saw a trained goshawk?
(a) 13.
(b) 12.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 12, what did Helen give Mabel to eat?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Pigeon.
(c) Snake.
(d) Cockerel chick.

4. In Chapter 11, how men men did Helen hide from behind a tree trunk?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

5. If White had known what he was doing, how long would it have taken to fly his bird free?
(a) A week.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 5 days.
(d) A month.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many time did the author weigh merlins when she used to fly them?

2. How much weight could make a difference in how Helen's merlins flew?

3. In Chapter 14, what types of birds did Mabel seem to look at in a book?

4. From where did the Fifth Earl of Bedford import falcons?

5. What did the author mention that White drank at the beginning of Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was White pleased with himself at the beginning of Chapter 13?

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

3. How did the author describe the landscape she loved very much?

4. Why did the author say that everything about the hawk was turned to hunt and kill?

5. What terrible sin did White commit when training his bird?

6. In Chapter 3, why did some men stay behind when their companions left for the day?

7. What was a "tiring"?

8. How did the author describe how her meeting with the falconer looked in Chapter 5?

9. What was White's childhood like?

10. Why did White overfeed his hawk?

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