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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. When did Stanley Spencer leave the painting Swan Upping at Cookham unfinished in his bedroom?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1914.
(c) 1916.
(d) 1917.

2. Where did Macdonald join Cabrol and a team for an expedition to high-altitude desert to test methods of detecting life on Mars?
(a) Peru.
(b) Chile.
(c) Argentina.
(d) Colombia.

3. When did the author mention that most deer-vehicle collisions occured?
(a) Just before dawn.
(b) Between nightfall and midnight and just before dawn.
(c) Just after sunset.
(d) Between 8 p.m. and midnight.

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

5. In "Ants," where was the author driving from?
(a) Library.
(b) Bank.
(c) Supermarket.
(d) Work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a chaffinch nest made from that the author collected in "Nests"?

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

3. In "The Observatory," what type of swans did the author observe?

4. In "Murmurations," where did the author remember watching starlings come to roost?

5. How old was Macdonald in 1976?

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