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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What bird did the author see in "Human Flock"?
(a) Black crowned cranes.
(b) Wattled cranes.
(c) Eurasian cranes.
(d) Sandhill cranes.

3. In "Symptomatic," how many people does the author say suffer from migraines?
(a) 10 billion.
(b) About 100 million.
(c) More than a billion.
(d) 75 million.

4. Where did the author see a dunnock nest in "Nests"?
(a) Evergreen tree.
(b) Prarie grasses.
(c) Forsythia bush.
(d) Eaves trough.

5. How large was the meadow at Tekels Park?
(a) 9 acres.
(b) 11 acres.
(c) 17 acres.
(d) 4 acres.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When did Cabrol watch a television documentary about the crater lake atop Licancabur on the Bolivian Altiplano?

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

5. How does the author describe the color of chanterelles in "Sex, Death, Mushrooms"?

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