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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) Germany.
(b) Sweden.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.

2. In "Nests," what might kites use to decorate their tree platforms?
(a) Twine.
(b) Lengths of wire.
(c) Underwear stolen from washing lines.
(d) Cigarette butts.

3. In winter, where do European swifts spend a few month in winter?
(a) On their breeding grounds.
(b) Over the forests and fields of the Congo.
(c) Near the Nile.
(d) Their nests.

4. In "Storm," what birds did the author see when driving?
(a) Geese.
(b) Swifts.
(c) Parakeets.
(d) Ducks.

5. What type of birds nested on Dublin's Poolbeg Power Station?
(a) Gulls.
(b) Pigeons.
(c) Ospreys.
(d) Peregrine falcons.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Swan Upping," how old did a waterman say that his swan hook was that broke?

2. In "Sun Birds and Cashmere Spheres," how many years after Macdonald visited stands of poplars looking for orioles was there only one nest remaining?

3. In "The Student's Tale," how long was the refugee held at an immigration detention center?

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

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

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