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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 "Nestboxes," what 19th-century-naturalist installed sand martin nest pipes and other avian households at his Yorkshire estate?
(a) Charles Waterton.
(b) William Beebe.
(c) Gerald Durrell.
(d) John Burroughs.

2. When did the pesticide DDT decimate peregrine populations?
(a) 1950s.
(b) 1970s.
(c) 1950s and 1960s.
(d) 1940s and 1950s.

3. At what altitude might shorebirds pass over Manhattan?
(a) 11,200 feet.
(b) 5 to 6,000 feet.
(c) 9,700 feet.
(d) 10 to 12,000 feet.

4. How many beakfuls of mud might it take a Martin to build a nest?
(a) 1,000 or so.
(b) 1,500.
(c) About 1,200.
(d) 900.

5. How fast can hares run?
(a) 30 miles an hour.
(b) 15 miles an hour.
(c) 40 miles an hour.
(d) 25 miles an hour.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of swans were on the Thames?

2. Where does the author mention that a robin reared chicks?

3. When were the Cabinet of Curiosities a craze in Europe?

4. In "Nothing Like a Pig," what season was it?

5. How high were herring gulls flying in "Ants"?

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