1. When was the eclipse in India that forced an observer to retreat to his room and plunge his head into water?
(a) 1853.
(b) 1871.
(c) 1869.
(d) 1884.

2. In the "Introduction," what extinction does the author say that we are living through?
(a) 6th.
(b) 3rd.
(c) 5th.
(d) 4th.

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

4. In "The Student's Tale," what did the refugee do when he learned that the School for Clinical Medicine was closed?
(a) Swore.
(b) Cried.
(c) Sighed.
(d) Laughed.

5. Where did Macdonald join Cabrol and a team for an expedition to high-altitude desert to test methods of detecting life on Mars?
(a) Chile.
(b) Peru.
(c) Argentina.
(d) Colombia.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did George Waterston sit with his colleagues by the first Scottish osprey nest and keep it under observation through the telescopic sights of rifles?

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

3. How old was the author when she saw that the meadow at Tekels Park was destroyed?

4. At what UV level did the World Health Organization warn against being outside?

5. What did the author see flying in the air in "Ants"?

(see the answer key)

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