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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did Maxwell Knight write Taming and Handling Animals?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1957.

3. When did Luit Buurma begin making radar observations in the Netherlands for flight safety purposes?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1980.

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

5. Where did Macdonald once find a dead swift?
(a) Under a bridge over the River Lyne.
(b) Backyard.
(c) Woods.
(d) Under a bridge over the River Thames.

6. How big does the author say that swans can be in "The Observatory"?
(a) Size of a cat.
(b) Size of a small bush.
(c) Size of a large dog.
(d) Size of a breadbox.

7. In "Murmurations," what time did a flock of plovers fly low?
(a) 9:05 a.m.
(b) 8:20 a.m.
(c) 9:15 a.m.
(d) 8:00 a.m.

8. In "A Handful of Corn," what creatures did the author's neighbor, Mrs. Leslie-Smith, entice to her garden with cookies?
(a) Minks.
(b) Skunks.
(c) Badgers.
(d) Moles.

9. What type of birds nested on Dublin's Poolbeg Power Station?
(a) Ospreys.
(b) Gulls.
(c) Pigeons.
(d) Peregrine falcons.

10. When did Macdonald mention that she saw the breath of a fallow buck in "Deer in the Headlights"?
(a) 19 years ago.
(b) About 18 years ago.
(c) Nearly 20 years ago.
(d) 21 years ago.

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. What highway was Macdonald driving in "Storm"?
(a) M25.
(b) M57.
(c) M8.
(d) M32.

13. What area did Glenn Albrecht mention that became unrecognizable through environmental change?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) New South Wales.

14. In "Swan Upping," how old did a waterman say that his swan hook was that broke?
(a) 100 to 150 years old.
(b) 75 years old.
(c) 80 to 100 years old.
(d) 90 years old.

15. How close could the author get to the deer in "Deer in the Headlights"?
(a) 50 yards.
(b) 150 yards.
(c) 100 yards.
(d) 175 yards.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After swifts leave their nest hole, how long will they fly?

3. In America, about how many people died every year after their vehicles collided with deer?

4. What date did the author observe swan upping?

5. How long would whoopers swans fly when crossing the North Atlantic to England?

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