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

2. Where did the author see a dunnock nest in "Nests"?
(a) Forsythia bush.
(b) Prarie grasses.
(c) Evergreen tree.
(d) Eaves trough.

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

4. At what altitude might shorebirds pass over Manhattan?
(a) 5 to 6,000 feet.
(b) 10 to 12,000 feet.
(c) 11,200 feet.
(d) 9,700 feet.

5. If writers have subjects that underlie everything they write, what does the author say that her subject is?
(a) Home.
(b) Hope.
(c) Love.
(d) Death.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Samuel Tyalor Coleridge write of a murmuration?

2. In "Inspector Calls," how old was the son of prospective tenants?

3. In "Nests," when did a woman friend say that she and her friends used to take eggs from birds' nests?

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

5. When did the author work at a falcon-breeding center in Wales?

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