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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 "High-Rise," what month was Macdonald in Manhattan?
(a) August.
(b) June.
(c) May.
(d) July.

2. When was Florence Merriam's Birds Through an Opera-Glass published?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1893.
(c) 1887.
(d) 1891.

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

4. How many different plant species ae found in Australia?
(a) 30,000.
(b) 23,000.
(c) 19,000.
(d) 41,000.

5. At the beginning of "Field Guides," where was the author observing birds?
(a) Canada.
(b) New Zealand.
(c) United States.
(d) Australia.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Nestboxes," what 19th-century-naturalist installed sand martin nest pipes and other avian households at his Yorkshire estate?

2. During the expedition where the author joined Cabrol, how many hours a night was Cabrol sleeping?

3. How far might loggerhead turtles swim from their feeding grounds of Mexico?

4. How high were herring gulls flying in "Ants"?

5. At the end of "Sex, Death, Mushrooms," what was the last fungus that the author spotted?

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