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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Murmurations," where did the author remember watching starlings come to roost?

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

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

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

5. In "Deer in the Headlights," when were the ancestors of the herd the author observed brought to the estate?

Short Essay Questions

1. When was the British Trust for Ornithology established, and what was its purpose?

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

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

4. Who was Maxwell Knight?

5. What did upping swans used to include?

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

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

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

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

10. What did the author and her mother see and hear in "Berries" while running errands?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Swifts were birds that could fly for months at a time. Why did the author compare swifts to aliens? When would swifts rise and fly high in the sky? Why were these called vesper flights? What was the purpose of vesper flights?

Essay Topic 2

Birds migrate, usually to warmer climates. What migrations does the author describe that she witnessed? Why is migration such a dangerous endeavor?

Essay Topic 3

Field guides are books that help identify plants, animals, insects, fish, rocks, and minerals. Why are field guides important? Why can field guides be challenging to use? What is required to learn how to use a field guide and identify wildlife in nature?

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