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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lost, But Catching Up to Sunbirds and Cashmere Spheres.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the pesticide DDT decimate peregrine populations?
(a) 1940s and 1950s.
(b) 1950s.
(c) 1970s.
(d) 1950s and 1960s.

2. How long did George Waterston sit with his colleagues by the first Scottish osprey nest and keep it under observation through the telescopic sights of rifles?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 20 years.

3. In "Deer in the Headlights," when were the ancestors of the herd the author observed brought to the estate?
(a) 18th century.
(b) 16th century.
(c) 15th century.
(d) 17th century.

4. In "Deer in the Headlights," when was there a financial crash?
(a) 2010.
(b) 2008.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2007.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Student's Tale," what did the refugee do when he learned that the School for Clinical Medicine was closed?

2. In "Ants," where was the author driving from?

3. Where did the author like to walk before nightfall every New Year's Day?

4. Where did Macdonald once find a dead swift?

5. In "Symptomatic," how many people does the author say suffer from migraines?

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