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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction to The Student's Tale.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Macdonald and her parents leave Tekels Park?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1980s.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1990s.

2. How old was Macdonald in 1976?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

3. Where does the author mention that a robin reared chicks?
(a) Old kettle.
(b) Traffic light.
(c) An old teapot.
(d) Light pole.

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

5. According to research scientist Jason Chapman, how many insects could pass over a square mile of English farmland in one month?
(a) Over 7 1/2 billion.
(b) About 8 billion.
(c) 9 1/4 billion.
(d) 6 billion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the author see a dunnock nest in "Nests"?

2. In the "Introduction," what extinction does the author say that we are living through?

3. At the beginning of "Field Guides," where was the author observing birds?

4. How many farm-reared boars were secretly and illegally dumped in the Forest of Dean in 2004?

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

(see the answer key)

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