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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 book did Helen re-read in Chapter 21?
(a) "Game Birds."
(b) "The Peregrine."
(c) "Hawk Quest."
(d) "Common Pheasant."

2. Why were people in a line outside the cafe where the author had coffee in Chapter 17?
(a) Bank run.
(b) For tickets to a concert.
(c) For tickets to a movie.
(d) New book at the bookstore.

3. In Chapter 23, what did Helen give Mabel to eat after realizing Mabel must have been hungry?
(a) 3 dead chicks.
(b) Half a rabbit.
(c) Steak.
(d) A whole dead pigeon.

4. In Chapter 24, what time did the author say that she woke every morning?
(a) 5.
(b) 4:30.
(c) 6.
(d) 5:30.

5. In Chapter 16, what did White plan to put in a trap he made?
(a) Crow.
(b) Blackbird.
(c) Wren.
(d) Pigeon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Helen at the beginning of Chapter 28?

2. What type of house did Helen pass when she was chasing Mabel in Chapter 25?

3. In Chapter 17, what could the author hear a woman calling in the night?

4. What bird did the author see in a glass box in an art gallery in Chapter 19?

5. In Chapter 22, how old was the man who wanted to ask questions about Helen's goshawk at the fair?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Helen find it odd that she could hunt?

3. How cold was it at the beginning of Chapter 26?

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

5. How was hunting in Maine different from hunting in England?

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

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

8. In Chapter 24, what did Helen do with Mabel in the evenings?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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