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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. In Chapter 24, after Helen awoke, how much time did she have before despair crashed in?
2. What type of hawk did Helen see sitting on an overhead stoplight in Chapter 27?
3. What damage did the author see when she went to get coffee in Chapter 17?
4. At the beginning of Chapter 17, how many days had Mabel flown perfectly?
5. In Chapter 15, how many yards had White gotten Gos to come on the creance?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why wasn't Helen depending solely on a bell to track Mabel when she flew free?
2. What type of education did White give Wart in his book "The Sword in the Stone"?
3. How was Mabel acting in Chapter 25 when Helen took her up the hill?
4. What was the falconer's trick that was used to stop a hawk from feeling that she had been robbed of her prize?
5. Why were bells used in falconry and where were they placed on the bird?
6. In Chapter 24, what did Helen do with Mabel in the evenings?
7. How did Mabel catch a rabbit with Helen's help in Chapter 22?
8. How did Mabel start to act when he had been eating nothing but quail for a week?
9. How was hunting in Maine different from hunting in England?
10. How did Mabel respond when Helen let her fly free in Chapter 18?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The author spent a fair amount of time relating information about T.H. White. Why did the author spend so much time discussing White's life and how did she identify with him?
Essay Topic 2
White felt reborn after lying in the "grave" he made for himself to wait for Gos to return. What was the "grave" and why did it help White discard some things from his past and help him become a new man?
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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