H is for Hawk Test | Final Test - Hard

Helen Macdonald
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 137 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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H is for Hawk Test | Final Test - Hard

Helen Macdonald
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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 type of house did Helen pass when she was chasing Mabel in Chapter 25?

2. In Chapter 21, what did Helen see walkers gathered around as she drove back to the house after a hunt?

3. Who described falconry as a kind of "high-intensity birdwatching"?

4. What type of hawks did White see in Three Parks Wood in Chapter 16?

5. In Chapter 24, what did Helen decide she was more of than a hawk?

Short Essay Questions

1. What birds did Helen and her friends take to a country fair?

2. Why did Helen put a rabbit out of its misery in Chapter 21?

3. How was hunting in Maine different from hunting in England?

4. How did the author feel about death for many years?

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

6. In Chapter 28, how were the fields near Helen's mother's house different from the fields where Helen flew Mabel in Cambridge?

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

8. What did Helen remember about lobstering with Erin's family?

9. What happened when White left Gos unattended for a moment in Chapter 16?

10. How was Mabel acting in Chapter 25 when Helen took her up the hill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

White felt reborn after lying in the "grave" he made for himself to wait for Gos to return. What was the "grave" and why did it help White discard some things from his past and help him become a new man?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 25, the hunt changed. How had Helen changed after the memorial service? How did those changes affect the hunt and the relationship between Helen and Mabel?

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