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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 "A Cuckoo in the House," over the past quarter of a century, how many cuckoos had been lost?
(a) 75%.
(b) More than 60%.
(c) About 70%.
(d) 80%.

2. Who did the author take for a walk around Wicken Fen?
(a) A friend.
(b) Her sister and young nephew.
(c) Her brother and young niece.
(d) Her mother.

3. How many beakfuls of mud might it take a Martin to build a nest?
(a) About 1,200.
(b) 900.
(c) 1,500.
(d) 1,000 or so.

4. How many farm-reared boars were secretly and illegally dumped in the Forest of Dean in 2004?
(a) 60.
(b) 45.
(c) 20.
(d) 35.

5. In "Nestboxes," from where did the author order Martin nextboxes?
(a) Catalog.
(b) University.
(c) Garden center.
(d) Internet.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Human Flock," where was the author?

3. How long might a queen of a common black ant live?

4. In "Nests," when did a woman friend say that she and her friends used to take eggs from birds' nests?

5. What does a boyfriend show Macdonald in the woods in "Nothing Like a Pig"?

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