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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) Cats.
(b) Reindeer.
(c) Coyotes.
(d) Wolves.

2. Where did Eamonn first see a wild peregrine as a child?
(a) Near a waterfall.
(b) Dublin gasometer.
(c) Wicklow Mountains.
(d) Old factory.

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

4. In "Wicken," what did the author and her guests see when they walked Wicken Fen floating past them?
(a) Eagle.
(b) Barn owl.
(c) Hawk.
(d) Falcon.

5. How old was a cygnet caught in "Swan Upping"?
(a) 23 weeks.
(b) 20 weeks.
(c) 18 weeks.
(d) 12 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the pesticide DDT decimate peregrine populations?

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

3. When did Luit Buurma begin making radar observations in the Netherlands for flight safety purposes?

4. When did Maxwell Knight, an intelligence officer, place agents in various organizations?

5. Where did Macdonald once find a dead swift?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Macdonald compare waiting for a storm and waiting for other things in "Storm"?

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

3. What were the nestboxes like that Macdonald ordered for house martins?

4. Who was Maxwell Knight?

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

6. How did the author's father tell her that she could figure out how far away a storm was?

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

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

9. What is swan upping?

10. How were elephant seals involved in a project studying climate change in West Antarctica?

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