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

2. During the expedition where the author joined Cabrol, how many hours a night was Cabrol sleeping?
(a) 2 or 3.
(b) About 3.
(c) 2 or so.
(d) 4 or 5.

3. What did the refugee do for the New Year in "The Student's Tale"?
(a) Went to the park and sang songs.
(b) Hid in his room.
(c) Told stories.
(d) Played with children.

4. Including the author, how many people viewed an eclipse in Turkey together?
(a) 11.
(b) 100s.
(c) 4.
(d) 50.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What percentage of an increase in hate crimes occurred after the Brexit vote?

4. At what altitude might shorebirds pass over Manhattan?

5. How many beakfuls of mud might it take a Martin to build a nest?

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