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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was T.H. White when he had been a schoolmaster at Stowe for five years?
(a) 31.
(b) 33.
(c) 30.
(d) 29.

2. According to the author in Chapter 1, in what season might someone be able to see a goshawk on a still, clear morning?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

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

4. Where did the author's father die?
(a) St. Thomas' Hospital.
(b) At home.
(c) St. Andrews' Hospital.
(d) At church.

5. How much sleep did White have when he was first training his hawk?
(a) 3 hours in one day.
(b) 12 hours in three days.
(c) 15 hours in 7 days.
(d) 6 hours in 6 days.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What did the author drive in Chapter 1?

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