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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. How long did George Waterston sit with his colleagues by the first Scottish osprey nest and keep it under observation through the telescopic sights of rifles?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 50 years.
(d) 5 years.

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

3. How long was the journey to catch all the swans on the upper reaches of the River Thames?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 7 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 5 days.

4. In "Nothing Like a Pig," what season was it?
(a) Summer.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

5. In "In Her Orbit," what company did Fredrik Rehnmark, a mechanical engineer, work for?
(a) Honeybee Robotics.
(b) Simbe Robotics.
(c) Zipline.
(d) Sphero.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Stanley Spencer leave the painting Swan Upping at Cookham unfinished in his bedroom?

2. When did the royal ownership of swans date back to?

3. When was Florence Merriam's Birds Through an Opera-Glass published?

4. When Macdonald watched birds migrating with Farnsworth in "High-Rise," about how many birds were there per cubic mile?

5. In "The Student's Tale," what did the refugee do when he learned that the School for Clinical Medicine was closed?

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