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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 Julian Huxley says that if you did not know birds you did not know your country?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1942.

2. In "Symptomatic," what did the author hear roar that at first she attributed to a migraine she had earlier?
(a) Bears.
(b) Deer.
(c) Pigeons.
(d) Bats.

3. How many beakfuls of mud might it take a Martin to build a nest?
(a) 900.
(b) About 1,200.
(c) 1,000 or so.
(d) 1,500.

4. When was Florence Merriam's Birds Through an Opera-Glass published?
(a) 1891.
(b) 1889.
(c) 1893.
(d) 1887.

5. When was the British Trust for Ornithology formed?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1933.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many years did it take the author to understand her premenstrual pattern?

3. What does Macdonald say that swifts weigh?

4. In "Symptomatic," how many people does the author say suffer from migraines?

5. In "Deer in the Headlights," what was the name of Macdonald's friend who hit a deer?

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