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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) 2 or 3.
(c) About 3.
(d) 4 or 5.

2. What did the son of prospective tenants carry with him when he and his parents looked at a place to rent in "Inspector Calls"?
(a) Seals.
(b) Sea lions.
(c) Dolphins.
(d) Walrus.

3. 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.

4. When did the royal ownership of swans date back to?
(a) 14th century.
(b) Around the 11th century.
(c) At least the 12th century.
(d) 15th century.

5. Where did Macdonald once find a dead swift?
(a) Backyard.
(b) Woods.
(c) Under a bridge over the River Lyne.
(d) Under a bridge over the River Thames.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Deer in the Headlights," what was the name of Macdonald's friend who hit a deer?

2. How long might a queen of a common black ant live?

3. What was the weather like at the beginning of "Sex, Death, Mushrooms"?

4. How many eggs will a female glow-worm lay before dying?

5. How many years after viewing the Cornwall eclipse, did the author view an eclipse in Turkey?

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