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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. What did a waiter bring Helen the night her father died?

2. Where had the goshawk been bred that the author was fetching in Chapter 5?

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

4. How long was the Goshawk?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was White's cottage located?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How did the author describe how her meeting with the falconer looked in Chapter 5?

9. How did the author describe the cyclist who stopped to speak to her when she was walking Mabel?

10. Why was the author terrified in Chapter 3?

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

The author spent a fair amount of time relating information about T.H. White. Why did the author spend so much time discussing White's life and how did she identify with him?

Essay Topic 3

Helen learned about community and friendship in Chapter 27. What did Helen learn about community and friendship and how did that knowledge help her as she continued to heal?

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