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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "There are Eggs and Trouble" - "Sam Battles Bird Instincts".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old are the eyases when they reach the size of their parents?
(a) Seven weeks old.
(b) Six weeks old.
(c) Five weeks old.
(d) Three weeks old.

2. For how many days does Frightful sit through the blasts of the jackhammers with Sam's help, according to the narrator in the opening of "The Kids are Heard"?
(a) 17 days.
(b) 15 days.
(c) 12 days.
(d) 6 days.

3. What name is given to the eyas born to Frightful who is descrbed as "a spunky tiersel with an unusually dark beak" (145)?
(a) Blue Bill.
(b) Oksi.
(c) Screamer.
(d) Drum.

4. Who does Perry Knowlton call when he first sees Frightful wearing jesses on the bridge in "Sam Battles Bird Instincts"?
(a) Flip Pearson.
(b) Sam Gribley.
(c) Jon Wood.
(d) Mrs. Strawberry.

5. What does Sam use to disguise himself when he feeds Frightful's eyas in "Sam Battles Bird Instincts"?
(a) A tanned chicken skin.
(b) A tall hat and cloak.
(c) A black hooded jacket.
(d) A mesh face mask.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many wild peregrine falcons does Jon Wood say exist in the state of New York in "The Kids are Heard"?

2. Why do the eyases stare at the rabbit that Frightful brings to the aerie in "The Eyases Get on Wing"?

3. Over what valley does Frightful fly with the male peregrine in "Frightful Takes Off"?

4. With what does Sam hunt squirrels?

5. What kind of bird is Sammy?

(see the answer key)

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