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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. At the beginning of Chapter 5, how far was the author from home?
(a) 150 miles
(b) 65 miles.
(c) 400 miles.
(d) 215 miles.

2. What time did White's bird step onto his fist and feed?
(a) 1:10 p.m.
(b) 3 p.m.
(c) 3:05 a.m.
(d) 6 a.m.

3. When was a pine forest planted in Evelyn's Travelling Sands?
(a) 1930s.
(b) 1920s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1940s.

4. When did a scientist called Thorpe work from a research station in Madingley?
(a) 1960s.
(b) 1940s.
(c) 1970s.
(d) 1950s.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take Helen's father to photograph every single bridge over the Thames?

2. In Chapter 11, what time of day did Helen leave the house with her hawk?

3. In Chapter 3, what color eyes did the goshawks have?

4. In Chapter 14, what did a woman do that made Helen furious?

5. Where was the cottage where White lived located?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did a old female goshawk look like that was brought to a bird-of-prey center where Helen worked at one time?

2. Why did White overfeed his hawk?

3. How did the author describe the landscape she loved very much?

4. In Chapter 3, why did some men stay behind when their companions left for the day?

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

6. What journey did White's goshawk take to him?

7. Why was the author terrified in Chapter 3?

8. In Chapter 2, what did the waiter do when Helen did not eat?

9. What artwork did the author describe in Chapter 6?

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

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