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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the author was a child, where was her favorite den?
(a) Abandoned shed.
(b) Under a rhodendron bush.
(c) A small cave.
(d) Under the front porch of her house.

2. In Chapter 10, how many days and nights had the author planned to keep the hawk awake?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

3. Who sent Helen a job offer for the winter in Chapter 13?
(a) Swiss university.
(b) German university.
(c) Dutch university.
(d) French university.

4. What time did White's bird step onto his fist and feed?
(a) 1:10 p.m.
(b) 3 p.m.
(c) 6 a.m.
(d) 3:05 a.m.

5. When did a scientist called Thorpe work from a research station in Madingley?
(a) 1940s.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1970s.
(d) 1950s.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, who authored the book White read about falconry?

2. In Chapter 9, what time did an unhappy wail come from a pram outside the author's window?

3. How much weight could make a difference in how Helen's merlins flew?

4. What bird did the author hear outside her window at the beginning of Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 3, how old was the goshawk that the author arranged to pick up in Scotland?

(see the answer key)

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