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

2. How does the author describe the color of chanterelles in "Sex, Death, Mushrooms"?
(a) Creamy white.
(b) Reddish-brown.
(c) Dusky brown.
(d) Wax-yellow.

3. In "Berries," when did the author say was the last time that she and her mother saw wax-wings?
(a) 3 years ago.
(b) 9 years ago.
(c) 8 years ago.
(d) 5 years ago.

4. How long ago did the author say in "Deer in the Headlights" that images of deer started appearing on soft furnishings and homeware?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 11 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 5 years.

5. When did Maxwell Knight write Taming and Handling Animals?
(a) 1957.
(b) 1958.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1959.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Birds, Tabled," what nationality was the taxi driver that Macdonald had a conversation about birdkeeping?

2. If there was five seconds between lightning and thunder, how far away would the storm be?

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

4. In "A Handful of Corn," what creatures did the author's neighbor, Mrs. Leslie-Smith, entice to her garden with cookies?

5. How many beakfuls of mud might it take a Martin to build a nest?

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