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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 Macdonald watched birds migrating with Farnsworth in "High-Rise," about how many birds were there per cubic mile?
(a) 890.
(b) 760.
(c) 500 to 900.
(d) 1,000 to 2,000.

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

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

4. How large was the meadow at Tekels Park?
(a) 4 acres.
(b) 17 acres.
(c) 11 acres.
(d) 9 acres.

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"?
(a) Sea lions.
(b) Walrus.
(c) Dolphins.
(d) Seals.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Macdonald's parents buy a house in 1976?

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

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

5. In "Nothing Like a Pig," what season was it?

(see the answer key)

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