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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how old was the goshawk that the author arranged to pick up in Scotland?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 10 weeks.
(c) 8 weeks.
(d) 15 weeks.

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

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

4. What was the name of White's dog?
(a) Rover.
(b) Red.
(c) Brutus.
(d) Brownie.

5. How many books did White have to learn about hawks from, not including the "Encyclopedia Britannica"?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what did the author feed her hawk when she took off the hood from the hawk's head?

2. When was a pine forest planted in Evelyn's Travelling Sands?

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

4. How much of the author's life was spent in an incubator when she was a newborn?

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

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