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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ants to Hares.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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. At the beginning of "Field Guides," where was the author observing birds?
(a) New Zealand.
(b) Australia.
(c) Canada.
(d) United States.

5. How high is the geyser field of El Tatio?
(a) Around 15,000 feet.
(b) About 14,000 feet.
(c) 13,749 feet.
(d) 11,984 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times has the authoir had visual disturbances with her migraines?

2. In "Human Flock," where was the author?

3. When did Cabrol watch a television documentary about the crater lake atop Licancabur on the Bolivian Altiplano?

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

5. How many boars were shot in the Forest of Dean between 2014 and 2015?

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