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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many different plant species ae found in Australia?
(a) 41,000.
(b) 30,000.
(c) 23,000.
(d) 19,000.

2. How many more women than men, according to the author in "Symptomatic", experience migraines?
(a) 3 times.
(b) 5 times.
(c) 2 times.
(d) 4 times.

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

4. How fast can hares run?
(a) 30 miles an hour.
(b) 40 miles an hour.
(c) 25 miles an hour.
(d) 15 miles an hour.

5. At the end of "Sex, Death, Mushrooms," what was the last fungus that the author spotted?
(a) Chanterelle.
(b) Common stinkhorn.
(c) Cauliflower fungus.
(d) Crab brittlegills.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Macdonald watched birds migrating with Farnsworth in "High-Rise," about how many birds were there per cubic mile?

2. In "High-Rise," what month was Macdonald in Manhattan?

3. At what altitude is the crater lake atop Licancabur on the Bolivian Altiplano?

4. How many times will the queen of a common black ant mate?

5. What did the son of prospective tenants carry with him when he and his parents looked at a place to rent in "Inspector Calls"?

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