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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 long could the author ride on a horse before her allergies got too severe to continue riding?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 25 minutes.

2. In "Ants," what was feeding on flying ants?
(a) Barn swallows.
(b) Herring gulls.
(c) Nuthatches.
(d) Bluebirds.

3. How high were herring gulls flying in "Ants"?
(a) Rooftop and 100s of feet.
(b) 300 feet.
(c) 200 feet.
(d) Rooftop height.

4. In "Sex, Death, Mushrooms," for how many years had the author gone with Nick on autumn mushroom hunts?
(a) 17.
(b) 9.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

5. What percentage of an increase in hate crimes occurred after the Brexit vote?
(a) 42%.
(b) 26%.
(c) 31%.
(d) 19%.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the eclipse in India that forced an observer to retreat to his room and plunge his head into water?

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

3. In "Deer in the Headlights," when were the ancestors of the herd the author observed brought to the estate?

4. Where did Macdonald join Cabrol and a team for an expedition to high-altitude desert to test methods of detecting life on Mars?

5. How old was Nathalie Cabrol when she watched the first moon landing on television?

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