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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 high is the geyser field of El Tatio?
(a) 11,984 feet.
(b) Around 15,000 feet.
(c) 13,749 feet.
(d) About 14,000 feet.

2. How long could the author ride on a horse before her allergies got too severe to continue riding?
(a) 25 minutes.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

3. When did Stanley Spencer leave the painting Swan Upping at Cookham unfinished in his bedroom?
(a) 1916.
(b) 1914.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1915.

4. In "The Falcon and the Tower," where was the author?
(a) Wales.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Scotland.
(d) Normandy.

5. In "Ants," what was feeding on flying ants?
(a) Bluebirds.
(b) Barn swallows.
(c) Herring gulls.
(d) Nuthatches.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the pesticide DDT decimate peregrine populations?

2. How old was Nathalie Cabrol when she watched the first moon landing on television?

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

4. When did the author view with her father the first total eclipse to cross the UK in over 70 years?

5. When was the solar eclipse that was dubbed "The Great American Eclipse" (75)?

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