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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. What area did Glenn Albrecht mention that became unrecognizable through environmental change?

2. How long could the author ride on a horse before her allergies got too severe to continue riding?

3. In "Nestboxes," what 19th-century-naturalist installed sand martin nest pipes and other avian households at his Yorkshire estate?

4. What does Macdonald say that swifts weigh?

5. In "Swan Upping," how old did a waterman say that his swan hook was that broke?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened to the orioles in Britain?

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

5. What does Macdonald say about allergies?

6. What does Macdonald say that she did and did not know about deer?

7. What is swan upping?

8. How does the author describe vesper flights?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and people is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and the author?

Essay Topic 2

As a child, why did Macdonald not understand how different animals were from her? What did the author discover throughout the years that could and could not be learned from animals?

Essay Topic 3

Macdonald used berries for decorating and felt guilty. Why did the author feel guilty for using berries to decorate? Why were berries a crucial source of food for birds? What relationship is there between birds, berries, and the growth of plants?

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