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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. What was the weather like at the beginning of "Sex, Death, Mushrooms"?
(a) Snowing.
(b) Partly cloudy.
(c) Windy.
(d) Raining.

2. What did the author see flying in the air in "Ants"?
(a) Swallows.
(b) Sparrows.
(c) Flying ants.
(d) Hawks.

3. How many times has the authoir had visual disturbances with her migraines?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

4. How old was a cygnet caught in "Swan Upping"?
(a) 18 weeks.
(b) 20 weeks.
(c) 12 weeks.
(d) 23 weeks.

5. When was the solar eclipse that was dubbed "The Great American Eclipse" (75)?
(a) 2017.
(b) 2018.
(c) 2016.
(d) 2015.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Observatory," what did a swan do when it approached Macdonald?

2. In "Wicken," how many acres of Wicken Fen had been returned to its former wetland state?

3. When did Stanley Spencer leave the painting Swan Upping at Cookham unfinished in his bedroom?

4. At what UV level did the World Health Organization warn against being outside?

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

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