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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did Stanley Spencer leave the painting Swan Upping at Cookham unfinished in his bedroom?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1916.
(d) 1914.

3. In "Berries," when did the author say was the last time that she and her mother saw wax-wings?
(a) 3 years ago.
(b) 5 years ago.
(c) 9 years ago.
(d) 8 years ago.

4. At the end of "Deer in the Headlights," what book did the author buy?
(a) Understanding Deer.
(b) The Radiant Lives of Deer.
(c) An Anthology of Deer.
(d) The Hidden Life of Deer.

5. How long ago did the author say in "Deer in the Headlights" that images of deer started appearing on soft furnishings and homeware?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 11 years.
(d) 8 years.

6. In "The Arrow-Stork," how much of their lives might some cuckoos spend in the countries of origin?
(a) 25%.
(b) 5%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 15%.

7. In "Deer in the Headlights," what was the name of Macdonald's friend who hit a deer?
(a) Megan.
(b) Rachelle.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Isabella.

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

9. After swifts leave their nest hole, how long will they fly?
(a) 2 or 3 years.
(b) 3 or 4 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 18 months.

10. In "Deer in the Headlights," when were the ancestors of the herd the author observed brought to the estate?
(a) 18th century.
(b) 15th century.
(c) 17th century.
(d) 16th century.

11. Who did the author take for a walk around Wicken Fen?
(a) Her brother and young niece.
(b) A friend.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister and young nephew.

12. When did the royal ownership of swans date back to?
(a) At least the 12th century.
(b) 15th century.
(c) Around the 11th century.
(d) 14th century.

13. How far might loggerhead turtles swim from their feeding grounds of Mexico?
(a) 6,200 miles.
(b) 7,500 miles.
(c) 8,700 miles.
(d) 10,100 miles.

14. In what country did the author see a stuffed white stork with its neck piereced by a wooden spear?
(a) Italy.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

15. In "The Falcon and the Tower," how many breeding pairs of peregrines were in New York City?
(a) 22.
(b) Around 15.
(c) 31.
(d) About 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many beakfuls of mud might it take a Martin to build a nest?

2. How close could the author get to the deer in "Deer in the Headlights"?

3. In "Deer in the Headlights," when was there a financial crash?

4. Where did Eamonn first see a wild peregrine as a child?

5. In winter, where do European swifts spend a few month in winter?

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