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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 many engines did the plane have that Helen saw when she was out with Mabel in Chapter 20?

2. When was the film "A Canterbury Tale" by Powell and Pressburger released?

3. What type of hawk did Helen see sitting on an overhead stoplight in Chapter 27?

4. Who described falconry as a kind of "high-intensity birdwatching"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did White believe that death waited for Gos when the bird got free?

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

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

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

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

7. How did Mabel begin to act when she came into yarak?

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

9. What happened when Helen's father photographed an unfamiliar plane when he was nine or ten?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 25, the hunt changed. How had Helen changed after the memorial service? How did those changes affect the hunt and the relationship between Helen and Mabel?

Essay Topic 2

A piece of reindeer moss was important to the author. What did the reindeer moss symbolize for her and why?

Essay Topic 3

Helen and White had different ways of facing their fears. How were their methods for dealing with fears different, and what was lost or gained because of the way they handled fear?

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