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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 "The Observatory," how long did the author sit with a swan?

2. Where did the author like to see swans in the winter?

3. How close could the author get to the deer in "Deer in the Headlights"?

4. When did the author mention that most deer-vehicle collisions occured?

5. In "Deer in the Headlights," when was there a financial crash?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did upping swans used to include?

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

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

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

5. How does the author describe vesper flights?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Macdonald went for a walk with her brother and niece at Wicken Fen. Why did Macdonald’s niece think all the wildlife had been brought to the fen? Why did Macdonald comment that her niece had been raised in a green desert? How did that account for the girl’s surprise that animals could exist in the wild outside of zoos?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Nature reserves are established to preserve habitats and wildlife. What did Macdonald write about visiting nature reserves? Why did she call them living museums? What benefits and disadvantages were there in establishing and maintaining nature reserves?

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