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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 "Murmurations," where did the author remember watching starlings come to roost?
(a) Liverpool.
(b) Margate.
(c) Brighton.
(d) Harwich.

2. How long might a queen of a common black ant live?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 10 years.

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

4. How long could the author ride on a horse before her allergies got too severe to continue riding?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 25 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

5. When was the eclipse in India that forced an observer to retreat to his room and plunge his head into water?
(a) 1884.
(b) 1871.
(c) 1869.
(d) 1853.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Nothing Like a Pig," what season was it?

2. In "Storm," what birds did the author see when driving?

3. In "Wicken," what did the author and her guests see when they walked Wicken Fen floating past them?

4. In the "Introduction," what extinction does the author say that we are living through?

5. In "Swan Upping," how old did a waterman say that his swan hook was that broke?

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