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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many books did White have to learn about hawks from, not including the "Encyclopedia Britannica"?
2. What was the date at the beginning of Chapter 4?
3. In Chapter 1, when did the author say that she ended up in the Brecklands?
4. In Chapter 13, when did Helen say that her college job would end?
5. What birds flew up from the roof when Helen took Mabel to the campus where she worked in Chapter 13?
Short Essay Questions
1. What artwork did the author describe in Chapter 6?
2. In Chapter 3, why did some men stay behind when their companions left for the day?
3. How did Simon Latham describe goshawks in 1615?
4. What was bating?
5. How did the author describe her hotel room in Chapter 5?
6. How did the author describe the cyclist who stopped to speak to her when she was walking Mabel?
7. Why did the schoolboys he taught look up to White?
8. How did Helen feel as she left home at the beginning of Chapter 11?
9. How did Mabel change once she attained her flying weight?
10. How did the author describe how her meeting with the falconer looked in Chapter 5?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 23, Helen reached a turning point. What was her turning point and did it help or hinder her grieving process?
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 21, Helen felt torn between two worlds. What two worlds was she caught between and how did she manage to remain in the world of humans, rather than become a hawk?
Essay Topic 3
The author did not reveal her name until about a third of the way through the book. Why didn't the author reveal her name until then, and what was the significance of the author not revealing her name until partway through the book?
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