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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. What color streaked the front of the author's hawk like teardrops in Chapter 7?
(a) Milk.
(b) Cocoa.
(c) Cream.
(d) Tea.

2. In Chapter 10, how many days and nights had the author planned to keep the hawk awake?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

3. What did Christina bring in Chapter 9?
(a) Chinese food.
(b) Wine and cheese.
(c) Coffee and Sunday papers.
(d) Pizza.

4. How far did Mabel have to jump in Chapter 12 to get food Helen held in her glove?
(a) 5 inches.
(b) 10 inches.
(c) 7 inches.
(d) 4 inches.

5. Where did the author's father die?
(a) At home.
(b) St. Thomas' Hospital.
(c) St. Andrews' Hospital.
(d) At church.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the author's father take a picture of the Beatles sitting at a cafe table on the Champs-Elysees?

2. In Chapter 11 during the second expedition outside, how long did it take Mabel to get over her apprehension?

3. In Chapter 11, how men men did Helen hide from behind a tree trunk?

4. In Chapter 9, what creature did the author compare the hawk to when the author said the hawk seemed alien?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 5, how far was the author from home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why was the author terrified in Chapter 3?

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

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

6. What was White's childhood like?

7. What was a "tiring"?

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

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

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

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