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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. What was a chaffinch nest made from that the author collected in "Nests"?
(a) Leaves, straw, and grass clippings.
(b) Straw, soft twigs, and clay.
(c) Threads, hair, and feathers.
(d) Horsehair, moss, lichen, and pigeon feathers.

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

3. When did the author work at a falcon-breeding center in Wales?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1980s.
(d) 1990s.

4. What does a boyfriend show Macdonald in the woods in "Nothing Like a Pig"?
(a) Bank vole.
(b) Badger.
(c) Boar.
(d) Fox.

5. In "High-Rise," what month was Macdonald in Manhattan?
(a) May.
(b) July.
(c) August.
(d) June.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was the author when she saw that the meadow at Tekels Park was destroyed?

3. When was the first of the modern field guides published?

4. Where does the author mention that a robin reared chicks?

5. How long did George Waterston sit with his colleagues by the first Scottish osprey nest and keep it under observation through the telescopic sights of rifles?

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