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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. When was the solar eclipse that was dubbed "The Great American Eclipse" (75)?
(a) 2016.
(b) 2017.
(c) 2018.
(d) 2015.

2. What did the wavelength of transmitted radar waves shorten to when they started getting radar reflections of birds?
(a) 12 centimeters.
(b) 5 centimeters.
(c) 8 centimeters.
(d) 10 centimeters.

3. When were the Cabinet of Curiosities a craze in Europe?
(a) 15th century.
(b) 16th century.
(c) 17th centry.
(d) 14th century.

4. In "Rescue," how long ago did Judith rescue her first swift chick?
(a) 17 years.
(b) 21 years.
(c) 14 years.
(d) 11 years.

5. What does Macdonald say that swifts weigh?
(a) Around 50 grams.
(b) 35 grams.
(c) 45 grams.
(d) About 40 grams.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Wicken," what did the author and her guests see when they walked Wicken Fen floating past them?

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

3. Where did Macdonald's parents buy a house in 1976?

4. Where did Macdonald once find a dead swift?

5. In "Symptomatic," what did the author hear roar that at first she attributed to a migraine she had earlier?

(see the answer key)

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