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

2. How many years after viewing the Cornwall eclipse, did the author view an eclipse in Turkey?
(a) 7.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 5.

3. What did Macdonald's father do for a living?
(a) Photojournalist.
(b) Biology professor.
(c) Naturalist.
(d) Botanist.

4. Including the author, how many people viewed an eclipse in Turkey together?
(a) 100s.
(b) 50.
(c) 11.
(d) 4.

5. In "Dispatches from the Valleys," how much would a fertilized ostrich egg sell for?
(a) 100 pounds.
(b) 75 pounds.
(c) 125 pounds
(d) 50 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a chaffinch nest made from that the author collected in "Nests"?

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

3. When was the first time that the author saw a hawfinch?

4. When did the author mention that most deer-vehicle collisions occured?

5. In "Berries," when did the author say was the last time that she and her mother saw wax-wings?

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