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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 Falcon and the Tower," how many breeding pairs of peregrines were in New York City?
(a) 31.
(b) About 20.
(c) Around 15.
(d) 22.

2. If there was five seconds between lightning and thunder, how far away would the storm be?
(a) A mile.
(b) 1/2 mile.
(c) 1/4 mile.
(d) 2 miles.

3. When was the radio in Macdonald's childhood home manufactured?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1970s.
(d) 1964.

4. How old was Macdonald when she reared a brood of bullfinches that had fallen from their nest tree?
(a) 13.
(b) 12.
(c) 11.
(d) 14.

5. When did Macdonald and her parents leave Tekels Park?
(a) 1980s.
(b) 1990s.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1991.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Judith feed swifts in "Rescue"?

2. How many pairs of hawfinches breed in Britain?

3. At the end of "Deer in the Headlights," what book did the author buy?

4. At the beginning of "Field Guides," where was the author observing birds?

5. When did British hawfinch populations reach their peak?

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