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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. How many eggs will a female glow-worm lay before dying?

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

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

4. At the end of "Deer in the Headlights," what book did the author buy?

5. In "Storm," what birds did the author see when driving?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Macdonald say about allergies?

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

3. What did the author see on display in a university museum in Rostock, Germany?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author bought nestboxes for house martins. Why did the author buy nestboxes? How did they help her and the martins? What did the nestboxes reveal about anthropomorphism?

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

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

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