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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 were boars introducted to New Hampshire?
(a) 1880s.
(b) 1870s.
(c) 1860s.
(d) 1890s.

2. How long was the journey to catch all the swans on the upper reaches of the River Thames?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 7 days.
(d) 5 days.

3. In "A Cuckoo in the House," over the past quarter of a century, how many cuckoos had been lost?
(a) More than 60%.
(b) 80%.
(c) 75%.
(d) About 70%.

4. What does a boyfriend show Macdonald in the woods in "Nothing Like a Pig"?
(a) Badger.
(b) Fox.
(c) Bank vole.
(d) Boar.

5. How long would whoopers swans fly when crossing the North Atlantic to England?
(a) 8 hours.
(b) 10 hours.
(c) 12 hours.
(d) 15 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the World Health Organization create a definition of healthy that referred to no one?

2. In "Eclipse," how old was the author when she first planned to see a total solar eclipse?

3. In "Deer in the Headlights," when were the ancestors of the herd the author observed brought to the estate?

4. Where did the author like to walk before nightfall every New Year's Day?

5. In "Lost, But Catching Up," what did the author just discover that she was allergic to?

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