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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Cabrol the chief scientist on a team testing an experimental rover in the Atacama Desert?
(a) 2001.
(b) 2002.
(c) 2004.
(d) 2003.

2. In "High-Rise," what month was Macdonald in Manhattan?
(a) August.
(b) June.
(c) May.
(d) July.

3. When was Florence Merriam's Birds Through an Opera-Glass published?
(a) 1891.
(b) 1887.
(c) 1893.
(d) 1889.

4. Including the author, how many people viewed an eclipse in Turkey together?
(a) 100s.
(b) 11.
(c) 4.
(d) 50.

5. At the end of "Sex, Death, Mushrooms," what was the last fungus that the author spotted?
(a) Common stinkhorn.
(b) Cauliflower fungus.
(c) Crab brittlegills.
(d) Chanterelle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Macdonald's parents buy a house in 1976?

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

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

4. In "Inspector Calls," how old was the son of prospective tenants?

5. In "Symptomatic," how many people does the author say suffer from migraines?

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