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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Lost, But Catching Up," what did the author just discover that she was allergic to?
(a) Reindeer.
(b) Coyotes.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Cats.

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

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

4. In "Nestboxes," from where did the author order Martin nextboxes?
(a) Internet.
(b) University.
(c) Catalog.
(d) Garden center.

5. How many eggs will a female glow-worm lay before dying?
(a) 90 to 140.
(b) 80 to 100.
(c) 50 to 150.
(d) 75 to 125.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Sun Birds and Cashmere Spheres," how many years after Macdonald visited stands of poplars looking for orioles was there only one nest remaining?

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

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

4. What date did the author observe swan upping?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Storm," what could the author see as she drove on the M25?

2. What does Macdonald say about allergies?

3. How does the author describe vesper flights?

4. What did David Lack discover when working during the war on the early-warning chain of coast-watching radar stations?

5. How does the author describe the Wicken fens through the ages?

6. What encounter did Macdonald have with a swan at the Jesus Lock?

7. Who was Maxwell Knight?

8. What happened to the orioles in Britain?

9. How does the author describe the painting Swan Upping at Cookham?

10. What did the author search for in a disused chalk quarry?

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