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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 "The Falcon and the Tower," where was the author?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Wales.
(c) Normandy.
(d) Ireland.

2. Where does the author mention that a robin reared chicks?
(a) Light pole.
(b) Old kettle.
(c) Traffic light.
(d) An old teapot.

3. In "The Student's Tale," what did the refugee do when he learned that the School for Clinical Medicine was closed?
(a) Swore.
(b) Sighed.
(c) Cried.
(d) Laughed.

4. In "Human Flock," where was the author?
(a) Czech Republic.
(b) Poland.
(c) Austria.
(d) Hungary.

5. In "The Student's Tale," how long was the refugee held at an immigration detention center?
(a) 110 days.
(b) 60 days.
(c) 80 days.
(d) 55 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Sun Birds and Cashmere Spheres," how many years after Macdonald visited stands of poplars looking for orioles was there only one nest remaining?

2. How old was Macdonald in 1976?

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

4. When did Samuel Tyalor Coleridge write of a murmuration?

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

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