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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where did the Fifth Earl of Bedford import falcons?
(a) Nova Scotia and New England.
(b) Arabia.
(c) India.
(d) Canada and Russia.

2. In Chapter 3, how many men were left behind at the end of the day to wait for their goshawks?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

3. Where was the landscape the author had come to love very much?
(a) 45 minutes north-east of Cambridge.
(b) 15 minutes south-west of Westminster.
(c) West of London.
(d) Near Bristol.

4. How much money did the author have with her in Chapter 5?
(a) 600 pounds.
(b) 800 pounds.
(c) 650 pounds.
(d) 750 pounds.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 5, how far was the author from home?
(a) 150 miles
(b) 65 miles.
(c) 400 miles.
(d) 215 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Jesuit spy Robert Shoutwell terrified he'd be found out because he kept forgetting his falconry terms?

2. How long after the author set out with the falconers in Chapter 3, did they see a goshawk kill a pheasant?

3. In Chapter 3, what color eyes did the goshawks have?

4. What was White's pseudonym for his racy novels?

5. What did a waiter bring Helen the night her father died?

(see the answer key)

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