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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the Forward to Frightful's Mountain?
(a) Mary Joyce Williams.
(b) Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
(c) Henry David Thoreau.
(d) Walt Whitman.

2. Up what river does Frightful chase a night heron in "Frightful Peregrinates"?
(a) The Hudson River.
(b) The Trinity River.
(c) The Schoharie River.
(d) The Mad River.

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

4. Over what valley does Frightful fly with the male peregrine in "Frightful Takes Off"?
(a) The Shasta Valley.
(b) The Schoharie Valley.
(c) The Hudson Valley.
(d) The Montclair Valley.

5. Who does Spud say is waiting for him and Bate when Bate has caught sight of Frightful in "Frightful Finds the Enemy"?
(a) Peter Westerly.
(b) Jack.
(c) Leon Longbridge.
(d) Skri.

6. What color down coats do the peregrine falcon chicks that Frightful is introduced to in "Frightful Goes to Falcon School" have?
(a) Blue.
(b) Gray.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

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

8. Which of the eyases first attacks Chup when he returns to the aerie in the beginning of "The Eyases Get on Wing"?
(a) Oksi.
(b) Lady.
(c) Drum.
(d) Duchess.

9. Where is the preen gland located on a bird?
(a) The base of the tail.
(b) Below the neck.
(c) Under the wing.
(d) On top of the wing.

10. What prey do Frightful and Mole fight over in "Frightful Goes to Falcon School"?
(a) A dove.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A snake.
(d) A pigeon.

11. Who does Jon Wood call about the smoke he has seen at Jebb Harper's cabin in "Disaster Leads to Survival"?
(a) Sam Gribley.
(b) Leon Longbridge.
(c) John Burroughs.
(d) Peter Westerly.

12. What kind of birds harass Frightful in "Frightful Takes Off"?
(a) Geese.
(b) Buzzards.
(c) Starlings.
(d) Crows.

13. Where does Anthony live?
(a) Miller's Crossing.
(b) Roxbury.
(c) Altamont.
(d) Westerville.

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

15. What animal steals a rabbit from Frightful in "Frightful Peregrinates"?
(a) A bald eagle.
(b) A snow owl.
(c) A golden eagle.
(d) A great horned owl.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the dog called that Alice runs past in "Frightful Takes Off"?

3. What must Drum do before eating the food brought to him by Frightful in "The Eyases Get on Wing"?

4. What name does Susan Wood give to Frightful?

5. When was the Forward to Frightful's Mountain written?

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