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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Cherry Stones to What Animals Taught Me.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did British hawfinch populations reach their peak?
(a) 1960s.
(b) 1940s.
(c) 1930s.
(d) 1950s.

2. Where did the author see a dunnock nest in "Nests"?
(a) Prarie grasses.
(b) Forsythia bush.
(c) Eaves trough.
(d) Evergreen tree.

3. In "The Falcon and the Tower," where was the author?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Wales.
(d) Normandy.

4. In "The Observatory," what did a swan do when it approached Macdonald?
(a) Made a bugle call.
(b) Pushed her.
(c) Bumped her.
(d) Fell asleep.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. If writers have subjects that underlie everything they write, what does the author say that her subject is?

2. How old was Nathalie Cabrol when she watched the first moon landing on television?

3. How many times will the queen of a common black ant mate?

4. What bird did a taxi driver have on the screen of his phone in "Birds, Tabled"?

5. In "Eulogy," by what time did the sun set?

(see the answer key)

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