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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Cherry Stones to What Animals Taught Me.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Swan Upping," how old did a waterman say that his swan hook was that broke?
(a) 100 to 150 years old.
(b) 90 years old.
(c) 75 years old.
(d) 80 to 100 years old.

2. What bird did a taxi driver have on the screen of his phone in "Birds, Tabled"?
(a) Kestrel.
(b) Ptarmigan.
(c) Bullfinch.
(d) Shrike.

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

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

5. When was the eclipse in India that forced an observer to retreat to his room and plunge his head into water?
(a) 1871.
(b) 1869.
(c) 1853.
(d) 1884.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did the author go with a boyfriend to a bird fair in "Birds, Tabled"?

3. In "The Observatory," what type of swans did the author observe?

4. When did legislation make keeping wild-trapped British birds illegal?

5. When did the author work at a falcon-breeding center in Wales?

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