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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lost, But Catching Up to Sunbirds and Cashmere Spheres.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times will the queen of a common black ant mate?
(a) 4 times.
(b) 3 times.
(c) Twice.
(d) Once.

2. How old was the author when she saw that the meadow at Tekels Park was destroyed?
(a) 50s.
(b) 42.
(c) 37.
(d) 40s.

3. What bird did the author see in "Human Flock"?
(a) Black crowned cranes.
(b) Wattled cranes.
(c) Sandhill cranes.
(d) Eurasian cranes.

4. When did the World Health Organization create a definition of healthy that referred to no one?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1941.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How high is the geyser field of El Tatio?

2. When did the pesticide DDT decimate peregrine populations?

3. When was the first of the modern field guides published?

4. Where does the author mention that a robin reared chicks?

5. Where did Cabrol study for her Ph.D?

(see the answer key)

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