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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what type of tree did Gos get entangled in Chapter 16?
(a) Maple.
(b) Walnut.
(c) Ash.
(d) Oak.

2. How large is the bell that the author attaches at the base of Mabel's tail in Chapter 15?
(a) Size of a grape.
(b) Size of a paddle ball.
(c) Size of a pea.
(d) Size of an acorn.

3. In Chapter 24, what did Helen decide she was more of than a hawk?
(a) Chick.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Snake.
(d) Pigeon.

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

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

6. Before Mabel, where did the author buy her falconry bells?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Egypt.
(c) America.
(d) Turkey.

7. In Chapter 15, how many yards had White gotten Gos to come on the creance?
(a) 80.
(b) 100.
(c) 50.
(d) 75.

8. Who once wrote that falconry was a balancing act between wild and tame?
(a) Aldo Leopold.
(b) Bill Andrews.
(c) Bryce Peterson.
(d) David Williams.

9. In Chapter 17, what was the weather like when Gos broke free and flew from the barn?
(a) Rainy.
(b) Cloudy.
(c) Snowy.
(d) Sunny.

10. In Chapter 18, what did White tie to all the places where Gos had been in an effort to get Gos back?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Steak.
(c) Liver.
(d) Chick.

11. What book did Helen re-read in Chapter 21?
(a) "The Peregrine."
(b) "Hawk Quest."
(c) "Common Pheasant."
(d) "Game Birds."

12. What was the name of the main character in White's book "The Sword in the Stone"?
(a) Peter.
(b) Wart.
(c) William.
(d) Snot.

13. In Chapter 16, what did White plan to put in a trap he made?
(a) Blackbird.
(b) Wren.
(c) Crow.
(d) Pigeon.

14. What business did Scott McNeff run?
(a) Manufacturing plant.
(b) Sporting goods store.
(c) Restaurant.
(d) Ice-cream emporium.

15. In Chapter 25 when Helen went into Cambridge where did she like to park?
(a) In back of the library.
(b) Multi-story car park.
(c) By a fountain.
(d) Next to a park.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bird did the author see in a glass box in an art gallery in Chapter 19?

2. In Chapter 15, what did Stuart discover was Mabel's flying weight?

3. What month is it in Chapter 19?

4. Who described falconry as a kind of "high-intensity birdwatching"?

5. How many minutes did Helen sob as the doctor talked about medication in Chapter 24?

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