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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. During the expedition where the author joined Cabrol, how many hours a night was Cabrol sleeping?
(a) 2 or so.
(b) 4 or 5.
(c) 2 or 3.
(d) About 3.

2. If writers have subjects that underlie everything they write, what does the author say that her subject is?
(a) Death.
(b) Love.
(c) Home.
(d) Hope.

3. What percent of the people who experience migraines experience visual disturbances with their headaches?
(a) 25%.
(b) 35%.
(c) 30%.
(d) 45%.

4. What type of birds nested on Dublin's Poolbeg Power Station?
(a) Gulls.
(b) Peregrine falcons.
(c) Ospreys.
(d) Pigeons.

5. What was a chaffinch nest made from that the author collected in "Nests"?
(a) Straw, soft twigs, and clay.
(b) Leaves, straw, and grass clippings.
(c) Threads, hair, and feathers.
(d) Horsehair, moss, lichen, and pigeon feathers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many more women than men, according to the author in "Symptomatic", experience migraines?

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

3. How does the author describe the color of chanterelles in "Sex, Death, Mushrooms"?

4. What did Macdonald look for in a disused chalk quarry in "In Spight of Prisons"?

5. When did the royal ownership of swans date back to?

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