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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after the author set out with the falconers in Chapter 3, did they see a goshawk kill a pheasant?

2. Where had the goshawk been bred that the author was fetching in Chapter 5?

3. If White had known what he was doing, how long would it have taken to fly his bird free?

4. What color grey were Goshawks in the air?

5. During White's first night with his hawk, where did he set it loose?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where was White's cottage located?

3. What was important to do when training a hawk?

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

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

6. What artwork did the author describe in Chapter 6?

7. How did Helen feel as she left home at the beginning of Chapter 11?

8. How did the author describe the cyclist who stopped to speak to her when she was walking Mabel?

9. Why was the author terrified in Chapter 3?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 23, Helen reached a turning point. What was her turning point and did it help or hinder her grieving process?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 21, Helen felt torn between two worlds. What two worlds was she caught between and how did she manage to remain in the world of humans, rather than become a hawk?

Essay Topic 3

Helen learned about community and friendship in Chapter 27. What did Helen learn about community and friendship and how did that knowledge help her as she continued to heal?

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