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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. In what country did the author see a stuffed white stork with its neck piereced by a wooden spear?
(a) Italy.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

2. In "The Observatory," how long did the author sit with a swan?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) 15 minutes.
(d) 5 minutes.

3. What type of swans were on the Thames?
(a) Whooper swans.
(b) Trumpeter swans.
(c) Mute swans.
(d) Black swans.

4. What highway was Macdonald driving in "Storm"?
(a) M57.
(b) M32.
(c) M25.
(d) M8.

5. In "The Observatory," what did a swan do when it approached Macdonald?
(a) Pushed her.
(b) Bumped her.
(c) Made a bugle call.
(d) Fell asleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of "Sex, Death, Mushrooms," what was the last fungus that the author spotted?

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

3. How did a British officer survive prison camps in Germany?

4. When was the solar eclipse that was dubbed "The Great American Eclipse" (75)?

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

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