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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Observatory to Berries.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Ants," what was feeding on flying ants?
(a) Nuthatches.
(b) Bluebirds.
(c) Herring gulls.
(d) Barn swallows.

2. How large was the meadow at Tekels Park?
(a) 17 acres.
(b) 9 acres.
(c) 4 acres.
(d) 11 acres.

3. How big does the author say that swans can be in "The Observatory"?
(a) Size of a cat.
(b) Size of a small bush.
(c) Size of a large dog.
(d) Size of a breadbox.

4. In what country did the author see a stuffed white stork with its neck piereced by a wooden spear?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Symptomatic," how many people does the author say suffer from migraines?

2. In "Murmurations," what time did a flock of plovers fly low?

3. How long ago did the author say in "Deer in the Headlights" that images of deer started appearing on soft furnishings and homeware?

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

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

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