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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 Macdonald and her parents leave Tekels Park?
(a) 1990s.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1980s.

2. In "Sex, Death, Mushrooms," for how many years had the author gone with Nick on autumn mushroom hunts?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 17.
(d) 15.

3. According to research scientist Jason Chapman, how many insects could pass over a square mile of English farmland in one month?
(a) About 8 billion.
(b) 9 1/4 billion.
(c) Over 7 1/2 billion.
(d) 6 billion.

4. How many nests might a single cuckoo lay eggs?
(a) Around 10.
(b) As many as 12.
(c) 7 or 8.
(d) 5 or 6.

5. Where did Eamonn first see a wild peregrine as a child?
(a) Old factory.
(b) Dublin gasometer.
(c) Wicklow Mountains.
(d) Near a waterfall.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How big does the author say that swans can be in "The Observatory"?

3. How many times has the authoir had visual disturbances with her migraines?

4. In "High-Rise," what month was Macdonald in Manhattan?

5. When was Cabrol the chief scientist on a team testing an experimental rover in the Atacama Desert?

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