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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What flock of birds does Drum follow south on their migration in "The Wilderness Tests the Eyases"?
(a) Swallows.
(b) Ducks.
(c) Terns.
(d) Geese.

5. Where does Frightful hide out from the thunderstorm by the farm in "Frightful Peregrinates"?
(a) On her stump.
(b) On the barn.
(c) On the culvert.
(d) On the silo.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who lives at Woodchuck Lodge?

3. How has Frightful been injured when Jon Wood finds her in "Disaster Leads to Survival"?

4. What term from the novel refers to a male hawk?

5. Which of the eyases first attacks Chup when he returns to the aerie in the beginning of "The Eyases Get on Wing"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the eyases develop from hatching to leaving the nest?

2. Who is Sam Gribley and where does he live?

3. Where is the main setting of the novel? Describe this setting.

4. Who is 426 and where has he come from?

5. Who is Joe Cassini and what is his job?

6. How does Frightful respond to the eyases in "Frightful Goes to Falcon School"?

7. What happens to Frightful just as she spots Jon Wood in "Disaster Leads to Survival"? Why?

8. Why does Chup seek out a mate in Frightful?

9. Who is Mrs. Strawberry?

10. What is odd to Jon and Susan about Frightful? What is the reason for this oddity?

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