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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 the author work at a falcon-breeding center in Wales?
(a) 1980s.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1990s.

2. Where did Macdonald join Cabrol and a team for an expedition to high-altitude desert to test methods of detecting life on Mars?
(a) Peru.
(b) Argentina.
(c) Colombia.
(d) Chile.

3. In "Sex, Death, Mushrooms," for how many years had the author gone with Nick on autumn mushroom hunts?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 9.
(d) 17.

4. Including the author, how many people viewed an eclipse in Turkey together?
(a) 4.
(b) 100s.
(c) 50.
(d) 11.

5. In "Deer in the Headlights," when was there a financial crash?
(a) 2007.
(b) 2009.
(c) 2008.
(d) 2010.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Norfolk farmers learn that the skylarks in their fields were migrants from the Continent?

3. How big does the author say that swans can be in "The Observatory"?

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

5. During the expedition where the author joined Cabrol, how many hours a night was Cabrol sleeping?

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