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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. When did the author hear her first nightingale singing during a storm?
(a) 1990s.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1980s.
(d) 1970s.

2. How does the author describe the color of chanterelles in "Sex, Death, Mushrooms"?
(a) Creamy white.
(b) Dusky brown.
(c) Wax-yellow.
(d) Reddish-brown.

3. When was the first of the modern field guides published?
(a) 1927.
(b) 1931.
(c) 1934.
(d) 1928.

4. What did the son of prospective tenants carry with him when he and his parents looked at a place to rent in "Inspector Calls"?
(a) Dolphins.
(b) Walrus.
(c) Sea lions.
(d) Seals.

5. When did the author rear a single nest of finches?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1980s.
(d) 1990s.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the royal ownership of swans date back to?

2. What did Macdonald's father do for a living?

3. What bird did the author see in "Human Flock"?

4. When did Maxwell Knight write Taming and Handling Animals?

5. Where did the author like to see swans in the winter?

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