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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, when had the author convinced herself that she was pretty much back to normal?
(a) September.
(b) November.
(c) July.
(d) August.

3. During White's first night with his hawk, where did he set it loose?
(a) In his bedroom.
(b) In his living room.
(c) In the barn.
(d) In a glassed-in porch.

4. In Chapter 1, when did the author say that the winds blew the ground into a yellow cloud that obscured the sun?
(a) 1811.
(b) 1703.
(c) 1688.
(d) 1904.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From what time did the word jess originate?

2. When the author was a child, where was her favorite den?

3. Where had the goshawk been bred that the author was fetching in Chapter 5?

4. Where was the cottage where White lived located?

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

(see the answer key)

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