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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of dog did a retired couple have who were from Helen's mother's village?
(a) Bull dog.
(b) Terrier.
(c) Dachshund.
(d) Golden retreiver.

2. When did the book take place that Helen re-read in Chapter 21?
(a) 1960s.
(b) 1970s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1940s.

3. In Chapter 19, what prey did Mabel catch after the author flushed it for her?
(a) Rat.
(b) Mouse.
(c) Pheasant.
(d) Rabbit.

4. What type of tree did Mabel swing up into after chasing a rabbit at the beginning of Chapter 25?
(a) Poplar.
(b) Ash.
(c) Birch.
(d) Walnut.

5. In Chapter 17, what could the author hear a woman calling in the night?
(a) Peter! Peter!
(b) Adam! Adam!
(c) William! William!
(d) Billy! Billy!

6. When was Britain invited to an International Hunting Exhibition in Germany?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1936.

7. What poem did Alastair Campbell read during Helen's father's memorial service?
(a) "The Word is too Much With Us."
(b) "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud."
(c) "Composed upon Westminster Bridge."
(d) "A Night Thought."

8. What month is it in Chapter 19?
(a) September.
(b) July.
(c) October.
(d) August.

9. In Chapter 25, on sunny mornings where did the larks sleep?
(a) Westward slopes.
(b) Northern slopes.
(c) Southern slopes.
(d) Eastward slopes.

10. In Chapter 15, what did Stuart discover was Mabel's flying weight?
(a) 14.5 ounces
(b) 15 ounces.
(c) 15.5 ounces.
(d) 14 ounces.

11. In Chapter 22, how old was the man who wanted to ask questions about Helen's goshawk at the fair?
(a) 50s.
(b) 40s.
(c) Teens.
(d) 30s.

12. What disease did a rabbit have that Helen put out of its misery in Chapter 21?
(a) Pasteurella Multocida.
(b) Myxomatosis.
(c) Degenerative joint disease.
(d) Enterotoxemia.

13. How long did it take Helen to write her father's eulogy at the end of Chapter 22?
(a) 50 minutes.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 15 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

14. When Helen set Mabel free in Chapter 18, what type of tree did Mabel perch in?
(a) Oak.
(b) Beech.
(c) Ash.
(d) Birch.

15. In Chapter 25, where did Helen say that she met Erin?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Ireland.
(c) France.
(d) Wales.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Helen spend Christmas in Chapter 27?

2. Who once wrote that falconry was a balancing act between wild and tame?

3. How large is the bell that the author attaches at the base of Mabel's tail in Chapter 15?

4. What business did Scott McNeff run?

5. Before Mabel, where did the author buy her falconry bells?

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