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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. How does the author describe the color of chanterelles in "Sex, Death, Mushrooms"?
(a) Dusky brown.
(b) Creamy white.
(c) Wax-yellow.
(d) Reddish-brown.

2. How many years after viewing the Cornwall eclipse, did the author view an eclipse in Turkey?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 11.
(d) 13.

3. In "The Observatory," what did a swan do when it approached Macdonald?
(a) Made a bugle call.
(b) Bumped her.
(c) Fell asleep.
(d) Pushed her.

4. After swifts leave their nest hole, how long will they fly?
(a) 2 or 3 years.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 3 or 4 years.
(d) 1 year.

5. In "Symptomatic," how many people does the author say suffer from migraines?
(a) 10 billion.
(b) About 100 million.
(c) 75 million.
(d) More than a billion.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long might a queen of a common black ant live?

2. Where did Cabrol study for her Ph.D?

3. When did Cabrol watch a television documentary about the crater lake atop Licancabur on the Bolivian Altiplano?

4. During the expedition where the author joined Cabrol, how many hours a night was Cabrol sleeping?

5. In "Berries," when did the author say was the last time that she and her mother saw wax-wings?

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