H is for Hawk

"A sudden thump of feathered shoulders and the box shook as if someone had punched it."

What technique is used to describe the movement?

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• powerful adjective

• metaphor

"Concentration. Infinite caution.'

What connotations does caution have?

• Doing an action quickly

• Doing an action carefully

• Doing an action confidently

• Doing an action excitedly

"The last few seconds before a battle"

What is the effect on the reader of this metaphor?

• It makes them want to read on

• It makes them feel excited but also nervous for the protagonist

• It hints to the reader that something difficult or dangerous is going to occur

• It makes you imagine the scene in your head

"My heart jumps sideways."

This simple sentence implies that the narrator feels ..

• overjoyed

• ecstatic

• frightened and intimidated

• melancholic

What is an 'illuminated bestiary'?

• a brighly lit cage for animals

• an example of excellence

• An illustrated medieval book describing animals

• a carry case for birds of prey

Why does the writer compare the first hawk to a 'griffon'?

• To make it sound aggressive

• To make it appear to have majestic, mythical qualities

• So the bird seems passive

• So the bird seems quick and agile

"It was the wrong bird. This was the younger one. This was not my hawk.

Oh."

What is 'Oh' an example of?

• One word paragraph exclamation

• Imperative

• Onomatopoeia

"She came out like a Victorian melodrama: a sort of madwoman in the attack."

The simile makes the 2nd Hawk's entrance seem...

• prudish and reserved

• larger-than-life and exaggerated

• shy and awkward

• confident

The repetition of 'This isn't my hawk' suggests that she feels ...

• no connection with the 2nd hawk

• afraid of the size and character of the bird

• worried that she won't be able to control it

• horrified at the prospect of having to keep the hawk

The penultimate paragraph ends with lots of rhetorical questions such as 'I know this is out of order but I ..., Could I? Would it be all right, do you think?'

She describes this as a 'barrage of incoherent appeals'. What does this suggest about her state of mind?

• She is calm and in control

• She is desperate and not thinking clearly

• She is acting confidently and being decisive

• She is full of self-doubt and fear