View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the author when she saw that the meadow at Tekels Park was destroyed?
(a) 50s.
(b) 40s.
(c) 42.
(d) 37.

2. 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) Colombia.
(d) Argentina.

3. When did the author view with her father the first total eclipse to cross the UK in over 70 years?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2003.
(d) 1997.

4. In Oregon, how much land did a honey fungus cover?
(a) Almost 4 square miles.
(b) About 5 square miles.
(c) 7 square miles.
(d) 2 square miles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many different plant species ae found in Australia?

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

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

4. What bird did the author see in "Human Flock"?

5. How does the author describe the color of chanterelles in "Sex, Death, Mushrooms"?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 186 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample