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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. Where did the author remember in "Nestboxes" staying where there was a pair of nesting laughing doves?
(a) South Africa.
(b) India.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Madagascar.

2. In "Eclipse," how old was the author when she first planned to see a total solar eclipse?
(a) Late 30s.
(b) Early 20s.
(c) Late 20s.
(d) Early 30s.

3. At what altitude is the crater lake atop Licancabur on the Bolivian Altiplano?
(a) Nearly 20,000 feet.
(b) 19,643 feet.
(c) Almost 19,000 feet.
(d) 18,704 feet.

4. What type of swans were on the Thames?
(a) Mute swans.
(b) Whooper swans.
(c) Trumpeter swans.
(d) Black swans.

5. How big does the author say that swans can be in "The Observatory"?
(a) Size of a large dog.
(b) Size of a cat.
(c) Size of a small bush.
(d) Size of a breadbox.

Short Answer Questions

1. After swifts leave their nest hole, how long will they fly?

2. How many years after viewing the Cornwall eclipse, did the author view an eclipse in Turkey?

3. In "The Arrow-Stork," how much of their lives might some cuckoos spend in the countries of origin?

4. In "High-Rise," what month was Macdonald in Manhattan?

5. Where did the author like to see swans in the winter?

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