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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. At what UV level did the World Health Organization warn against being outside?
(a) 15.
(b) Over 11.
(c) Around 12.
(d) 14.

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

3. Where did the author remember in "Nestboxes" staying where there was a pair of nesting laughing doves?
(a) India.
(b) Madagascar.
(c) Egypt.
(d) South Africa.

4. How old was Nathalie Cabrol when she watched the first moon landing on television?
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the first of the modern field guides published?

2. What does a boyfriend show Macdonald in the woods in "Nothing Like a Pig"?

3. When was the solar eclipse that was dubbed "The Great American Eclipse" (75)?

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

5. In "Inspector Calls," how old was the son of prospective tenants?

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