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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 Samuel Tyalor Coleridge write of a murmuration?
(a) 1793.
(b) 1785.
(c) 1799.
(d) 1787.

2. In "Wicken," how many acres of Wicken Fen had been returned to its former wetland state?
(a) Around 11,000.
(b) 14,000.
(c) 22,000.
(d) About 13,000.

3. How many times will the queen of a common black ant mate?
(a) Twice.
(b) Once.
(c) 3 times.
(d) 4 times.

4. How old was a cygnet caught in "Swan Upping"?
(a) 18 weeks.
(b) 23 weeks.
(c) 20 weeks.
(d) 12 weeks.

5. In "Eclipse," how old was the author when she first planned to see a total solar eclipse?
(a) Late 30s.
(b) Early 20s.
(c) Late 20s.
(d) Early 30s.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How fast can hares run?

3. What does a boyfriend show Macdonald in the woods in "Nothing Like a Pig"?

4. In what country did the author see a stuffed white stork with its neck piereced by a wooden spear?

5. When did the author view with her father the first total eclipse to cross the UK in over 70 years?

(see the answer key)

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