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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. From what time did the word jess originate?
(a) 12th century.
(b) 13th century.
(c) 14th century.
(d) 15th century.

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

3. What did a waiter bring Helen the night her father died?
(a) Gourmet chocolates.
(b) Hot fudge sundae.
(c) German chocolate cake.
(d) Double chocolate brownie with ice cream.

4. From where did the Fifth Earl of Bedford import falcons?
(a) India.
(b) Canada and Russia.
(c) Nova Scotia and New England.
(d) Arabia.

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

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 much money did the author have with her in Chapter 5?

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

4. In Chapter 9, what time did an unhappy wail come from a pram outside the author's window?

5. What was Mabel's flying weight?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where was White's cottage located?

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

4. Why did the author say that everything about the hawk was turned to hunt and kill?

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

6. What was bating?

7. What was a "tiring"?

8. Why was the author terrified in Chapter 3?

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

10. How did Simon Latham describe goshawks in 1615?

(see the answer keys)

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