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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 "Wicken," how many acres of Wicken Fen had been returned to its former wetland state?
(a) 14,000.
(b) 22,000.
(c) About 13,000.
(d) Around 11,000.

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

3. Where did Macdonald once find a dead swift?
(a) Under a bridge over the River Lyne.
(b) Under a bridge over the River Thames.
(c) Woods.
(d) Backyard.

4. After swifts leave their nest hole, how long will they fly?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 2 or 3 years.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 3 or 4 years.

5. In the mid-1970s, what trees did the author watch with her mother being torn up and burned?
(a) Ash.
(b) Alders.
(c) Birch.
(d) Dutch elm.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times has the authoir had visual disturbances with her migraines?

2. How does the author describe the color of chanterelles in "Sex, Death, Mushrooms"?

3. In "Inspector Calls," how old was the son of prospective tenants?

4. Including the author, how many people viewed an eclipse in Turkey together?

5. In "Murmurations," what time did a flock of plovers fly low?

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