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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If writers have subjects that underlie everything they write, what does the author say that her subject is?
(a) Love.
(b) Home.
(c) Death.
(d) Hope.

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

3. What percent of the people who experience migraines experience visual disturbances with their headaches?
(a) 25%.
(b) 30%.
(c) 45%.
(d) 35%.

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

5. In "Human Flock," where was the author?
(a) Poland.
(b) Austria.
(c) Hungary.
(d) Czech Republic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the author see a dunnock nest in "Nests"?

2. How many more women than men, according to the author in "Symptomatic", experience migraines?

3. In "Ants," what was feeding on flying ants?

4. During the expedition where the author joined Cabrol, how many hours a night was Cabrol sleeping?

5. At what altitude might shorebirds pass over Manhattan?

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