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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 did the refugee do for the New Year in "The Student's Tale"?
(a) Played with children.
(b) Went to the park and sang songs.
(c) Hid in his room.
(d) Told stories.

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

3. 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?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 50 years.
(d) 5 years.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When were the Cabinet of Curiosities a craze in Europe?

2. According to research scientist Jason Chapman, how many insects could pass over a square mile of English farmland in one month?

3. How many boars were shot in the Forest of Dean between 2014 and 2015?

4. In "The Student's Tale," how long was the refugee held at an immigration detention center?

5. In "Nests," what might kites use to decorate their tree platforms?

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