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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did the falconers drive in Chapter 3?
(a) Land Rover.
(b) SUVs.
(c) Jeep.
(d) Range Rover.

4. In Chapter 11 during the second expedition outside, how long did it take Mabel to get over her apprehension?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) A few seconds.
(d) A couple minutes.

5. What was the date at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) June 23, 1933.
(b) March 16, 1936.
(c) May 5, 1934.
(d) April 11, 1935.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the hawk's name mean?

2. How long after the author set out with the falconers in Chapter 3, did they see a goshawk kill a pheasant?

3. When did the author's father take a picture of the Beatles sitting at a cafe table on the Champs-Elysees?

4. In Chapter 14, by the fourth day of training, how far is Mabel flying to Helen?

5. What was Mabel's flying weight?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Christina react when Helen asked her to help train Mabel?

2. What did the author have to do to train her hawk?

3. What was bating?

4. What was a "tiring"?

5. What was important to do when training a hawk?

6. How did Helen feel as she left home at the beginning of Chapter 11?

7. In Chapter 10, how did the author's hawk react to the hood and why?

8. How did Mabel change once she attained her flying weight?

9. Why was White pleased with himself at the beginning of Chapter 13?

10. Where had Helen traveled with an Uzbek student?

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