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

2. In Chapter 12, where is the man from that Helen speaks to when she is out walking with her hawk?
(a) Germany.
(b) Kazakhstan.
(c) Turkey.
(d) France.

3. In Chapter 14, how many yards did Helen want Mabel to fly before she would turn her loose?
(a) 75 yards.
(b) 50 yards.
(c) 30 yards.
(d) 100 yards.

4. In Chapter 3, when had the author convinced herself that she was pretty much back to normal?
(a) September.
(b) November.
(c) August.
(d) July.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, when did the author say that the winds blew the ground into a yellow cloud that obscured the sun?

2. How old was the author when she first saw a trained goshawk?

3. During what century were goshawks described as sociable and familiar?

4. Where was the cottage where White lived located?

5. In Chapter 12, what color bucket was a man using to clean the bottom of a racing boat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was bating?

2. Why was the author terrified in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

6. Where was White's cottage located?

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

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

9. How are sparrowhawks and goshawks alike and unalike?

10. Why did the schoolboys he taught look up to White?

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