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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. In "Sun Birds and Cashmere Spheres," how many years after Macdonald visited stands of poplars looking for orioles was there only one nest remaining?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 2 years.

2. What was a chaffinch nest made from that the author collected in "Nests"?
(a) Threads, hair, and feathers.
(b) Leaves, straw, and grass clippings.
(c) Horsehair, moss, lichen, and pigeon feathers.
(d) Straw, soft twigs, and clay.

3. Where did Macdonald once find a dead swift?
(a) Under a bridge over the River Lyne.
(b) Backyard.
(c) Under a bridge over the River Thames.
(d) Woods.

4. How many farm-reared boars were secretly and illegally dumped in the Forest of Dean in 2004?
(a) 60.
(b) 20.
(c) 35.
(d) 45.

5. How old was the author when she saw that the meadow at Tekels Park was destroyed?
(a) 50s.
(b) 40s.
(c) 42.
(d) 37.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author see flying in the air in "Ants"?

2. In "Inspector Calls," how old was the son of prospective tenants?

3. During the expedition where the author joined Cabrol, how many hours a night was Cabrol sleeping?

4. After swifts leave their nest hole, how long will they fly?

5. 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?

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