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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 "Berries," when did the author say was the last time that she and her mother saw wax-wings?
(a) 3 years ago.
(b) 9 years ago.
(c) 5 years ago.
(d) 8 years ago.

2. What highway was Macdonald driving in "Storm"?
(a) M25.
(b) M8.
(c) M32.
(d) M57.

3. In "Wicken," what did the author and her guests see when they walked Wicken Fen floating past them?
(a) Barn owl.
(b) Hawk.
(c) Falcon.
(d) Eagle.

4. What does Macdonald say that swifts weigh?
(a) 35 grams.
(b) Around 50 grams.
(c) About 40 grams.
(d) 45 grams.

5. When was the British Trust for Ornithology formed?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1936.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Handful of Corn," what creatures did the author's neighbor, Mrs. Leslie-Smith, entice to her garden with cookies?

2. In "Wicken," how many acres of Wicken Fen had been returned to its former wetland state?

3. Where did the author like to see swans in the winter?

4. When did Maxwell Knight write Taming and Handling Animals?

5. What did the wavelength of transmitted radar waves shorten to when they started getting radar reflections of birds?

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