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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. In the mid-1970s, what trees did the author watch with her mother being torn up and burned?
(a) Birch.
(b) Dutch elm.
(c) Alders.
(d) Ash.

2. At the end of "Deer in the Headlights," what book did the author buy?
(a) The Radiant Lives of Deer.
(b) An Anthology of Deer.
(c) The Hidden Life of Deer.
(d) Understanding Deer.

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

4. How long would whoopers swans fly when crossing the North Atlantic to England?
(a) 8 hours.
(b) 15 hours.
(c) 12 hours.
(d) 10 hours.

5. When did the author view with her father the first total eclipse to cross the UK in over 70 years?
(a) 2001.
(b) 2003.
(c) 1997.
(d) 1999.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Observatory," what type of swans did the author observe?

2. At the end of "Sex, Death, Mushrooms," what was the last fungus that the author spotted?

3. How many eggs will a female glow-worm lay before dying?

4. In "Storm," when was the author driving?

5. In America, about how many people died every year after their vehicles collided with deer?

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