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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 type of hawk did Helen see sitting on an overhead stoplight in Chapter 27?
(a) Gray hawk.
(b) Red-tailed hawk.
(c) Rough-legged hawk.
(d) Cooper's Hawk.

2. What color was the floor of the church where Helen's father's memorial was held?
(a) Red.
(b) Brown.
(c) Green.
(d) Black and white.

3. What type of dog did a retired couple have who were from Helen's mother's village?
(a) Dachshund.
(b) Terrier.
(c) Bull dog.
(d) Golden retreiver.

4. In Chapter 20, what did Helen fill the freezer in her new house with?
(a) Hawk food and frozen dinners.
(b) Hawk food, steaks, and vegetables.
(c) Hawk food and frozen pizzas.
(d) Hawk food, casseroles, and ice cream.

5. What type of hawks did White see in Three Parks Wood in Chapter 16?
(a) Coopers Hawk.
(b) Sparrowhawks.
(c) Hobbies.
(d) Broad-winged hawk.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the memorial, how old did Helen think her father was in the story she told about him spotting an RAF plane?

2. In Chapter 18, where was there a horrendous crash outside Cambridge?

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

4. Before Mabel, where did the author buy her falconry bells?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Helen remember about lobstering with Erin's family?

2. Why did White make a trap in Chapter 16?

3. Why did Helen put a rabbit out of its misery in Chapter 21?

4. What happened when Helen chased Mabel across a lawn in Chapter 25?

5. How did Mabel respond when Helen let her fly free in Chapter 18?

6. What birds did Helen and her friends take to a country fair?

7. Why did White cry during his birthday in India when he received a wooden play-castle?

8. What was the new house like that Helen moved to in Chapter 20?

9. Why were bells used in falconry and where were they placed on the bird?

10. What happened when White left Gos unattended for a moment in Chapter 16?

(see the answer keys)

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