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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was a pine forest planted in Evelyn's Travelling Sands?
(a) 1930s.
(b) 1920s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1940s.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 12, what did Helen give Mabel to eat?
(a) Snake.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Cockerel chick.
(d) Pigeon.

3. How old was the author when she first saw a trained goshawk?
(a) 12.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 13.

4. In Chapter 9, what creature did the author compare the hawk to when the author said the hawk seemed alien?
(a) Rat.
(b) Iguana.
(c) Lizard.
(d) Snake.

5. What color plumes did Wart grow?
(a) Purple.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, what time of day did Helen leave the house with her hawk?

2. During what century were goshawks described as sociable and familiar?

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

4. How long did it take Helen's father to photograph every single bridge over the Thames?

5. How many time did the author weigh merlins when she used to fly them?

(see the answer key)

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