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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Cherry Stones to What Animals Taught Me.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the "Introduction," what extinction does the author say that we are living through?
(a) 4th.
(b) 6th.
(c) 3rd.
(d) 5th.

2. In the Highlands of Scotland, what chance did visitors have of seeing rare pine martens from a hide?
(a) 70%.
(b) 80%.
(c) 95%.
(d) 40%.

3. In "Inspector Calls," how old was the son of prospective tenants?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

4. Where did the author remember in "Nestboxes" staying where there was a pair of nesting laughing doves?
(a) India.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Madagascar.
(d) South Africa.

5. In "The Arrow-Stork," how much of their lives might some cuckoos spend in the countries of origin?
(a) 10%.
(b) 15%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 5%.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many swifts did the author watch Judith release in "Rescue"?

2. What type of swans were on the Thames?

3. In "Deer in the Headlights," what was the name of Macdonald's friend who hit a deer?

4. In "The Falcon and the Tower," where was the author?

5. When was the first of the modern field guides published?

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