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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) 14.
(b) Over 11.
(c) 15.
(d) Around 12.

2. Where did Macdonald's parents buy a house in 1976?
(a) Camberley, Surrey.
(b) Earlswood, Surrey.
(c) Maybury, Surrey.
(d) Abbotswood, Surrey.

3. When did the author work at a falcon-breeding center in Wales?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1990s.
(d) 1980s.

4. When Macdonald watched birds migrating with Farnsworth in "High-Rise," about how many birds were there per cubic mile?
(a) 760.
(b) 1,000 to 2,000.
(c) 500 to 900.
(d) 890.

5. What date did the author observe swan upping?
(a) July 23.
(b) July 1.
(c) July 19.
(d) July 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times will the queen of a common black ant mate?

2. When did the author view with her father the first total eclipse to cross the UK in over 70 years?

3. How long could the author ride on a horse before her allergies got too severe to continue riding?

4. In "Swan Upping," how old did a waterman say that his swan hook was that broke?

5. In "Eclipse," how old was the author when she first planned to see a total solar eclipse?

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