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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 does Sam go to plant at Mrs. Strawberry's farm in "There are Eggs and Trouble"?
(a) Oats.
(b) Rice.
(c) Rye.
(d) Potatoes.

2. What catches hold of Frightful's jesses after Sam has led her to the scrape in "Sam Battles Bird Instincts"?
(a) A red-tailed hawk.
(b) A bald eagle.
(c) A golden eagle.
(d) A heron.

3. On what date does a diesel truck arrive to work on the Delhi Bridge?
(a) June 4.
(b) June 2.
(c) May 8.
(d) May 23.

4. Who do the police say will take in Frightful's eyases after they have been saved from the poachers in "A Pal Finds a Pal"?
(a) Susan Wood.
(b) Peter Westerly.
(c) Lon Herbert.
(d) Perry Knowlton.

5. What color rim is described as surrounding Oksi's huge shining eyes in "A Pal Finds a Pal"?
(a) Magenta.
(b) Crimson.
(c) Saffron.
(d) Ecru.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what Native American tribe is Dan Martin descended?

2. How old does the narrator say Molly is in "There are Eggs and Trouble"?

3. Who takes the eyases from Frightful's aerie to move them from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services in "There are Three"?

4. What kind of wild tubers does Sam cook with his wild trout in "A Pal Finds a Pal"?

5. What does Frightful feed to her eyas in the end of "Sam Battles Bird Instincts"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Leon Longbridge announce to the schoolchildren when he arrives at the bridge in "Sam Takes Charge"?

2. What happens at the home of John Burroughs in "A Pal Finds a Pal"?

3. What is announced in the letter from the governor in "Sam Battles Bird Instincts"?

4. When does the bridge repair begin in Delhi? How does this coincide with Frightful's process of nesting?

5. How does Frightful respond to the eggs that she lays in "There are Eggs and Trouble"?

6. What does Sam decide to do in order to help in feeding Frightful in "There are Eggs and Trouble"? Why?

7. Who is Dan Martin and what role does he play in the story?

8. Where does Sam stay during Frightful's nesting period? Why?

9. Who are the children who become the falcon fan club? What do they do to help Frightful?

10. How is Chup reintroduced to the story in "A Pal Finds a Pal"?

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