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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. When was Cabrol the chief scientist on a team testing an experimental rover in the Atacama Desert?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2002.
(c) 2001.
(d) 2004.

2. In "Nests," what might kites use to decorate their tree platforms?
(a) Twine.
(b) Underwear stolen from washing lines.
(c) Lengths of wire.
(d) Cigarette butts.

3. Where did Macdonald's parents buy a house in 1976?
(a) Camberley, Surrey.
(b) Abbotswood, Surrey.
(c) Maybury, Surrey.
(d) Earlswood, Surrey.

4. In "Nestboxes," from where did the author order Martin nextboxes?
(a) Internet.
(b) Garden center.
(c) Catalog.
(d) University.

5. What does a boyfriend show Macdonald in the woods in "Nothing Like a Pig"?
(a) Bank vole.
(b) Badger.
(c) Fox.
(d) Boar.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of "Deer in the Headlights," what book did the author buy?

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

3. In Oregon, how much land did a honey fungus cover?

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

5. How old was a cygnet caught in "Swan Upping"?

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