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

2. How long would whoopers swans fly when crossing the North Atlantic to England?
(a) 12 hours.
(b) 15 hours.
(c) 10 hours.
(d) 8 hours.

3. When did the British Trust for Ornithology begin fitting satellite tags to Britsh-trapped cuckoos?
(a) 2009.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2011.
(d) 2000.

4. How long could the author ride on a horse before her allergies got too severe to continue riding?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 25 minutes.

5. In America, about how many people died every year after their vehicles collided with deer?
(a) 315,000.
(b) About 150,000.
(c) 300,000.
(d) Around 200,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. How fast was the author driving in "Storm"?

2. What date did the author observe swan upping?

3. In "The Observatory," what type of swans did the author observe?

4. In "Nestboxes," from where did the author order Martin nextboxes?

5. How many people were at the passport office in "Murmurations"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do swans flock to the Welney Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust reserve in the winter?

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

3. When Macdonald and her brother were children, how did they observe blue tits?

4. What happened to the orioles in Britain?

5. Where were peregrine falcons nesting in "The Falcon and the Tower"?

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

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

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

9. Why does Macdonald state that deer are dangerous animals?

10. Who was Maxwell Knight?

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