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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 son of prospective tenants carry with him when he and his parents looked at a place to rent in "Inspector Calls"?
(a) Walrus.
(b) Seals.
(c) Sea lions.
(d) Dolphins.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "High-Rise," what month was Macdonald in Manhattan?

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

4. When Macdonald watched birds migrating with Farnsworth in "High-Rise," about how many birds were there per cubic mile?

5. At what altitude might shorebirds pass over Manhattan?

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