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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 many years did it take the author to understand her premenstrual pattern?
(a) Nearly 30.
(b) 24.
(c) 36.
(d) About 15.

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

3. When did Luit Buurma begin making radar observations in the Netherlands for flight safety purposes?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1981.

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

5. In "The Observatory," how long did the author sit with a swan?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Lost, But Catching Up," what did the author just discover that she was allergic to?

2. When did Macdonald mention that she saw the breath of a fallow buck in "Deer in the Headlights"?

3. In "The Arrow-Stork," how much of their lives might some cuckoos spend in the countries of origin?

4. At what UV level did the World Health Organization warn against being outside?

5. How does the author describe the color of chanterelles in "Sex, Death, Mushrooms"?

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