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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Alice's pig that she bred?
(a) Emma.
(b) Piggie.
(c) Mary.
(d) Crystal.

2. Where is the church steeple that Frightful sets out for to roost for the night in "Frightful Peregrinates"?
(a) Morgan's Corners.
(b) Beaver Corners.
(c) Westerly.
(d) Henderson.

3. What prey does Frightful catch when she first goes out hunting with Sam in "Frightful Finds Sam"?
(a) A gopher.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A pigeon.
(d) A rat.

4. About how many days old are the eyases when they grow their second, heavier coat of natal down?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 14.

5. About how old was Frightful when she first saw Sam Gribley?
(a) One week old.
(b) Three weeks old.
(c) Five weeks old.
(d) Two weeks old.

6. What term from the novel refers to a male hawk?
(a) Mew.
(b) Tiercel.
(c) Kit.
(d) Eglini.

7. What must Drum do before eating the food brought to him by Frightful in "The Eyases Get on Wing"?
(a) Drink water.
(b) Preen his feathers.
(c) Remove the fur.
(d) Cast a pellet.

8. What do the Van Sandtfords rename Mole?
(a) Destiny.
(b) Roger.
(c) Ralph.
(d) General.

9. What prey does Mole allow Frightful to take during their "hunting excursions" in "The Eyases Get on Wing"?
(a) Rabbits and pheasants.
(b) Groundhogs and pigeons.
(c) Ducks and geese.
(d) Squirrels and foxes.

10. How was Sammy injured?
(a) Electrocution by electric pole.
(b) A accident with an automobile.
(c) Collision with a trapper's net.
(d) Poaching by a hunter.

11. What kind of tree does the narrator describe Frightful setting out for in the opening montage of the novel?
(a) A hemlock tree.
(b) An ash tree.
(c) An oak tree.
(d) A willow tree.

12. Which of the eyases is the first one that Frightful learns to feed?
(a) Drum.
(b) Oksi.
(c) Duchess.
(d) Lady.

13. How are the eyes of the man with the condor face described in "Frightful Finds the Enemy"?
(a) One brown, one blue.
(b) One brown, one green.
(c) Bright green.
(d) One green, one blue.

14. What does Chup feed the eyases when he introduces Frightful to them in "Frightful Goes to Falcon School"?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A rat.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) A duck.

15. How are bird emotions described in "Frightful Peregrinates"?
(a) Intense but short.
(b) Fluctuating but constant.
(c) Lingering and steady.
(d) Nonexistent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What flock of birds does Drum follow south on their migration in "The Wilderness Tests the Eyases"?

2. From what kind of hide does the author of the Forward describe making bitwits and other falconry tools in the Forward?

3. What are the cages for the predatory birds at Jon Woods' house called?

4. With what other birds does Frightful travel in the trailer in "Frightful Takes Off"?

5. What term refers to the semi-translucent membrane that forms an inner eyelid on birds?

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