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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the refugee do for the New Year in "The Student's Tale"?
(a) Played with children.
(b) Hid in his room.
(c) Went to the park and sang songs.
(d) Told stories.

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

3. How many years after viewing the Cornwall eclipse, did the author view an eclipse in Turkey?
(a) 13.
(b) 7.
(c) 11.
(d) 5.

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

5. At what UV level did the World Health Organization warn against being outside?
(a) Over 11.
(b) Around 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the "Introduction," what extinction does the author say that we are living through?

2. How fast can hares run?

3. Where did the author like to walk before nightfall every New Year's Day?

4. In "In Her Orbit," what company did Fredrik Rehnmark, a mechanical engineer, work for?

5. Where does the author mention that a robin reared chicks?

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