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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 9, how many days pass as the author had the hawk almost constantly on her fist?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

3. What did White whistle in Chapter 13 to his hawk?
(a) Psalm 23.
(b) All Creatures Great and Small.
(c) In the Garden.
(d) Fairest Lord Jesus.

4. What did the author mention that White drank at the beginning of Chapter 10?
(a) Rum.
(b) Wine.
(c) Ale.
(d) Whisky.

5. In 1932, how many people showed up for an excursion sponsored by the Southern Railway for a moonlit walk along the South Downs?
(a) 55.
(b) 40.
(c) 1,500.
(d) 2,000.

6. How far did Mabel have to jump in Chapter 12 to get food Helen held in her glove?
(a) 4 inches.
(b) 5 inches.
(c) 7 inches.
(d) 10 inches.

7. In Chapter 14, how many yards did Helen want Mabel to fly before she would turn her loose?
(a) 75 yards.
(b) 100 yards.
(c) 50 yards.
(d) 30 yards.

8. How long after Gos arrived at White's place did White take him to a farmhouse?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 72 hours.
(c) 48 hours.
(d) 1 week.

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

10. How long after the author set out with the falconers in Chapter 3, did they see a goshawk kill a pheasant?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 40 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

11. In Chapter 12, what color bucket was a man using to clean the bottom of a racing boat?
(a) Black.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Blue.
(d) Silver.

12. How long did it take Helen's father to photograph every single bridge over the Thames?
(a) 2 years.
(b) A year.
(c) 6 months.
(d) About 8 months.

13. In Chapter 14, what types of birds did Mabel seem to look at in a book?
(a) Seabirds.
(b) Finches.
(c) Partridges.
(d) Thrushes.

14. How long was the Goshawk?
(a) 11 to 13 inches.
(b) 12 to 16 inches.
(c) 19 to 24 inches.
(d) 8 to 10 inches.

15. How much of the author's life was spent in an incubator when she was a newborn?
(a) 17 days.
(b) Few weeks.
(c) 11 days.
(d) About 3 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the falconers drive in Chapter 3?

3. What did Christina bring in Chapter 9?

4. How old was the author when she first saw a trained goshawk?

5. In Chapter 11 during the second expedition outside, how long did it take Mabel to get over her apprehension?

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