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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 "The Falcon and the Tower," how many breeding pairs of peregrines were in New York City?
(a) Around 15.
(b) 31.
(c) 22.
(d) About 20.

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

3. When did Norfolk farmers learn that the skylarks in their fields were migrants from the Continent?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1929.

4. How fast was the author driving in "Storm"?
(a) 55 miles an hour.
(b) 65 miles an hour.
(c) 70 miles an hour.
(d) 60 miles an hour.

5. How many boars were shot in the Forest of Dean between 2014 and 2015?
(a) 411.
(b) 274.
(c) 198.
(d) 361.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years did it take the author to understand her premenstrual pattern?

2. What does Macdonald say that swifts weigh?

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

4. When did Macdonald and her parents leave Tekels Park?

5. In "Deer in the Headlights," what was the name of Macdonald's friend who hit a deer?

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