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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 24, what did Helen decide she was more of than a hawk?
(a) Snake.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Pigeon.
(d) Chick.

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

3. Who described falconry as a kind of "high-intensity birdwatching"?
(a) Dr. Andrew Carruthers.
(b) Stuart.
(c) Professor Tom Cade.
(d) T. H. White.

4. What bird did the author see in a glass box in an art gallery in Chapter 19?
(a) Glacuous macaw.
(b) Great green macaw.
(c) Hyacinth macaw.
(d) Spix's macaw.

5. During the memorial, how old did Helen think her father was in the story she told about him spotting an RAF plane?
(a) 9 or 10.
(b) 7 or 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, what did Stuart discover was Mabel's flying weight?

2. In Chapter 19, what prey did Mabel catch after the author flushed it for her?

3. What book did Helen re-read in Chapter 21?

4. What type of hawks did White see in Three Parks Wood in Chapter 16?

5. How large is the bell that the author attaches at the base of Mabel's tail in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What die Helen see in the dry valley in Chapter 28?

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

4. Why wasn't Helen depending solely on a bell to track Mabel when she flew free?

5. How did Mabel catch a rabbit with Helen's help in Chapter 22?

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

7. How was Mabel acting in Chapter 25 when Helen took her up the hill?

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

9. How did Helen feel when she got ready to give the eulogy for her father at the memorial service?

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

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