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

2. In "Lost, But Catching Up," what did the author just discover that she was allergic to?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Coyotes.
(c) Cats.
(d) Reindeer.

3. What date did the author observe swan upping?
(a) July 1.
(b) July 23.
(c) July 9.
(d) July 19.

4. When did Cabrol watch a television documentary about the crater lake atop Licancabur on the Bolivian Altiplano?
(a) 2001.
(b) 2000.
(c) 2002.
(d) 1999.

5. How high were herring gulls flying in "Ants"?
(a) Rooftop and 100s of feet.
(b) 200 feet.
(c) 300 feet.
(d) Rooftop height.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people were at the passport office in "Murmurations"?

2. In "Nests," what might kites use to decorate their tree platforms?

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

4. How many different plant species ae found in Australia?

5. In the mid-1970s, what trees did the author watch with her mother being torn up and burned?

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