"On Wings Of Hope" (p. 84-87)

What type of figurative language is this?

The morning sun had inched high enough to penetrate the concrete canyons of the prairie city?

• a simile...comparing the sun to the prairie city

• a metaphor...calling the city a "concrete cayon"

• alliteration...repeating a sound

What was the hack box?

• a cage on the roof used to protect and feed the falcons

• a box in the canyons of the prairie where the falcon lived

• a large nest a the top of a tall tree

What must "confining" mean in this sentence?

The confining bars of the hack box werr gone from the front. A patch of blue sky had taken their place.

• enclosed inside

• like a nest

• easily broken

Where was the peregrine falcon's natural home?

• near the ocean

• rocky cliffs of the prairie

• the large city

Where do most peregrine falcons now live?

• zoos

• prairies

• cities

How have these falcons been brought back from near extinction?

• humans who protected and fed them while in cages

• their ancestors rescued them

• the prairies were able to create a safe home for them

HOW does the author let us know the falcon is enjoying flying in this part?

Several times the falcn had unfolded his wings and leaned far out over the roof. His heart raced. He panted, beak open, wings quivering from his effor

• by comparing the falcon with other birds

• by explaining the way he was kept in a cage

• by describing what the falcon is doing

What must "eluded" mean as used in this sentence?

The falcon flashed across the park after a starling, which eluded him by darting into the dark branches of a large old elm.

• prey

• attacked

• escaped

What is a peregrine falcon's greatest challenge?

• a migration of 8,000 miles to South America

• living in a hack box on top of the roof

• eluding a predator