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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 long might a queen of a common black ant live?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 10 years.

2. How high were herring gulls flying in "Ants"?
(a) 300 feet.
(b) 200 feet.
(c) Rooftop height.
(d) Rooftop and 100s of feet.

3. In "Sex, Death, Mushrooms," for how many years had the author gone with Nick on autumn mushroom hunts?
(a) 15.
(b) 17.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

4. When was the eclipse in India that forced an observer to retreat to his room and plunge his head into water?
(a) 1871.
(b) 1869.
(c) 1853.
(d) 1884.

5. Where does the author mention that a robin reared chicks?
(a) An old teapot.
(b) Light pole.
(c) Old kettle.
(d) Traffic light.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many farm-reared boars were secretly and illegally dumped in the Forest of Dean in 2004?

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

4. When did Macdonald and her parents leave Tekels Park?

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

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