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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Observatory to Berries.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the author describe the color of chanterelles in "Sex, Death, Mushrooms"?
(a) Dusky brown.
(b) Creamy white.
(c) Reddish-brown.
(d) Wax-yellow.

2. How high is the geyser field of El Tatio?
(a) About 14,000 feet.
(b) 13,749 feet.
(c) Around 15,000 feet.
(d) 11,984 feet.

3. When was the British Trust for Ornithology formed?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1933.
(d) 1935.

4. When did Luit Buurma begin making radar observations in the Netherlands for flight safety purposes?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1978.

5. When did Stanley Spencer leave the painting Swan Upping at Cookham unfinished in his bedroom?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1916.
(c) 1914.
(d) 1915.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Falcon and the Tower," where was the author?

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

3. In "Symptomatic," how many people does the author say suffer from migraines?

4. What was the weather like at the beginning of "Sex, Death, Mushrooms"?

5. What percentage of an increase in hate crimes occurred after the Brexit vote?

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