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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Nests," what might kites use to decorate their tree platforms?
(a) Cigarette butts.
(b) Underwear stolen from washing lines.
(c) Twine.
(d) Lengths of wire.

2. During the expedition where the author joined Cabrol, how many hours a night was Cabrol sleeping?
(a) About 3.
(b) 2 or 3.
(c) 2 or so.
(d) 4 or 5.

3. When was the solar eclipse that was dubbed "The Great American Eclipse" (75)?
(a) 2015.
(b) 2018.
(c) 2016.
(d) 2017.

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

5. How many different plant species ae found in Australia?
(a) 30,000.
(b) 41,000.
(c) 19,000.
(d) 23,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. How fast can hares run?

2. In "Ants," where was the author driving from?

3. When was the first of the modern field guides published?

4. What does a boyfriend show Macdonald in the woods in "Nothing Like a Pig"?

5. When was Cabrol the chief scientist on a team testing an experimental rover in the Atacama Desert?

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