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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 15, what did Stuart discover was Mabel's flying weight?
(a) 14.5 ounces
(b) 15.5 ounces.
(c) 14 ounces.
(d) 15 ounces.

2. When was the film "A Canterbury Tale" by Powell and Pressburger released?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1945.

3. Where had Helen bought the dress she wore to her father's memorial?
(a) Barbours.
(b) The Emporium.
(c) Harrods.
(d) Debenhams.

4. In Chapter 19, what prey did Mabel catch after the author flushed it for her?
(a) Pheasant.
(b) Rat.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Mouse.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 17, what was the weather like when Gos broke free and flew from the barn?

2. In Chapter 28, in what type of tree did Mabel try to catch a grey squirrel?

3. When was Britain invited to an International Hunting Exhibition in Germany?

4. Where did Helen spend Christmas in Chapter 27?

5. In Chapter 15, where did Helen go and leave Mabel at home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were bells used in falconry and where were they placed on the bird?

2. Why did White cry during his birthday in India when he received a wooden play-castle?

3. How did Helen feel when she got ready to give the eulogy for her father at the memorial service?

4. Why wasn't Helen depending solely on a bell to track Mabel when she flew free?

5. In Chapter 24, what did Helen do with Mabel in the evenings?

6. What happened when Helen chased Mabel across a lawn in Chapter 25?

7. What was the falconer's trick that was used to stop a hawk from feeling that she had been robbed of her prize?

8. What type of education did White give Wart in his book "The Sword in the Stone"?

9. What die Helen see in the dry valley in Chapter 28?

10. How did Mabel begin to act when she came into yarak?

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