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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Observatory to Berries.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the author see flying in the air in "Ants"?
(a) Swallows.
(b) Sparrows.
(c) Flying ants.
(d) Hawks.

2. What highway was Macdonald driving in "Storm"?
(a) M8.
(b) M25.
(c) M57.
(d) M32.

3. In "Wicken," what did the author and her guests see when they walked Wicken Fen floating past them?
(a) Hawk.
(b) Eagle.
(c) Barn owl.
(d) Falcon.

4. What did the wavelength of transmitted radar waves shorten to when they started getting radar reflections of birds?
(a) 8 centimeters.
(b) 12 centimeters.
(c) 10 centimeters.
(d) 5 centimeters.

5. In "Berries," when did the author say was the last time that she and her mother saw wax-wings?
(a) 5 years ago.
(b) 8 years ago.
(c) 3 years ago.
(d) 9 years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of swans were on the Thames?

2. How many years after viewing the Cornwall eclipse, did the author view an eclipse in Turkey?

3. Where did the author like to see swans in the winter?

4. In "Nestboxes," from where did the author order Martin nextboxes?

5. How many times will the queen of a common black ant mate?

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