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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ants to Hares.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years did it take the author to understand her premenstrual pattern?
(a) Nearly 30.
(b) 24.
(c) About 15.
(d) 36.

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

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

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

5. In "The Student's Tale," how long was the refugee held at an immigration detention center?
(a) 80 days.
(b) 110 days.
(c) 60 days.
(d) 55 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. If writers have subjects that underlie everything they write, what does the author say that her subject is?

2. What was a chaffinch nest made from that the author collected in "Nests"?

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

4. How old was Macdonald in 1976?

5. Where did Macdonald join Cabrol and a team for an expedition to high-altitude desert to test methods of detecting life on Mars?

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