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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 "Lost, But Catching Up," what did the author just discover that she was allergic to?
(a) Cats.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Reindeer.
(d) Coyotes.

2. When was the eclipse in India that forced an observer to retreat to his room and plunge his head into water?
(a) 1869.
(b) 1853.
(c) 1884.
(d) 1871.

3. How many more women than men, according to the author in "Symptomatic", experience migraines?
(a) 4 times.
(b) 3 times.
(c) 5 times.
(d) 2 times.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Wicken," what did the author and her guests see when they walked Wicken Fen floating past them?

2. If there was five seconds between lightning and thunder, how far away would the storm be?

3. In "Dispatches from the Valleys," what year did a reality show the author watched remind her of?

4. How many people were at the passport office in "Murmurations"?

5. In "Eclipse," how old was the author when she first planned to see a total solar eclipse?

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