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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In Chapter 25, how far did Mabel clock a pile of woodpigeons on a plough?
(a) 1/4 mile.
(b) 1/8 mile.
(c) 1/3 mile.
(d) 1/2 mile.
2. In Chapter 24, what time did the author say that she woke every morning?
(a) 5:30.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 4:30.
3. When did the book take place that Helen re-read in Chapter 21?
(a) 1950s.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1940s.
(d) 1970s.
4. In Chapter 25 when Helen went into Cambridge where did she like to park?
(a) Multi-story car park.
(b) Next to a park.
(c) In back of the library.
(d) By a fountain.
5. What book did Helen re-read in Chapter 21?
(a) "Common Pheasant."
(b) "Hawk Quest."
(c) "The Peregrine."
(d) "Game Birds."
6. At the beginning of Chapter 17, how many days had Mabel flown perfectly?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.
7. In Chapter 15, what did Stuart discover was Mabel's flying weight?
(a) 14 ounces.
(b) 15 ounces.
(c) 15.5 ounces.
(d) 14.5 ounces
8. What was the name of Scott McNeff's red-tailed hawk?
(a) Yoder.
(b) Westy.
(c) Milton.
(d) Rusty.
9. Where did the friends live who helped Helen and her mother get away for Christmas in Chapter 27?
(a) France.
(b) Maine.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Germany.
10. In Chapter 23, what did Helen give Mabel to eat after realizing Mabel must have been hungry?
(a) Steak.
(b) Half a rabbit.
(c) A whole dead pigeon.
(d) 3 dead chicks.
11. In Chapter 26, what birds were in the hedges?
(a) Buntings.
(b) Thrushes.
(c) Baltic blackbirds.
(d) Chaffinch.
12. In Chapter 15, where did Helen, her family, and the picture editor of her father's newspaper discuss a memorial service?
(a) St. Bride's Church.
(b) Christ Church.
(c) St. Alban.
(d) St. Thomas More.
13. What poem did Helen remember reading during the first years she was slogging through her degree?
(a) "King Horn."
(b) "Huon of Bordeaux."
(c) "The Owl and the Nightingale."
(d) "Sir Orfeo."
14. When was Britain invited to an International Hunting Exhibition in Germany?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1942.
15. in Chapter 15, in what direction from the city did Stuart and Helen go to fly Mabel?
(a) North.
(b) West.
(c) South.
(d) East.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where had Helen bought the dress she wore to her father's memorial?
2. In Chapter 22, what color was Greg's barbary falcon?
3. When did White write the conclusion to "The Once and Future King"?
4. In Chapter 21, what did Helen see walkers gathered around as she drove back to the house after a hunt?
5. How many days of enforced rest had Mabel endured before being let out in Chapter 26 on a cold winter day?
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