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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Cabrol watch a television documentary about the crater lake atop Licancabur on the Bolivian Altiplano?
(a) 2001.
(b) 1999.
(c) 2000.
(d) 2002.

2. What did the author see flying in the air in "Ants"?
(a) Hawks.
(b) Sparrows.
(c) Swallows.
(d) Flying ants.

3. How long might a queen of a common black ant live?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 20 years.

4. In "Human Flock," where was the author?
(a) Austria.
(b) Poland.
(c) Czech Republic.
(d) Hungary.

5. In "Nothing Like a Pig," what season was it?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Winter.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Symptomatic," how many people does the author say suffer from migraines?

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

3. If writers have subjects that underlie everything they write, what does the author say that her subject is?

4. 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?

5. How high were herring gulls flying in "Ants"?

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