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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 "Ants," where was the author driving from?
(a) Library.
(b) Supermarket.
(c) Bank.
(d) Work.

2. How big does the author say that swans can be in "The Observatory"?
(a) Size of a cat.
(b) Size of a breadbox.
(c) Size of a large dog.
(d) Size of a small bush.

3. What does Macdonald say that swifts weigh?
(a) Around 50 grams.
(b) About 40 grams.
(c) 45 grams.
(d) 35 grams.

4. In "Nestboxes," what 19th-century-naturalist installed sand martin nest pipes and other avian households at his Yorkshire estate?
(a) Charles Waterton.
(b) Gerald Durrell.
(c) John Burroughs.
(d) William Beebe.

5. What was the weather like at the beginning of "Sex, Death, Mushrooms"?
(a) Partly cloudy.
(b) Raining.
(c) Snowing.
(d) Windy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What percent of the people who experience migraines experience visual disturbances with their headaches?

3. When did the royal ownership of swans date back to?

4. If there was five seconds between lightning and thunder, how far away would the storm be?

5. When did the author hear her first nightingale singing during a storm?

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