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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many farm-reared boars were secretly and illegally dumped in the Forest of Dean in 2004?
(a) 60.
(b) 35.
(c) 20.
(d) 45.

3. How old was Nathalie Cabrol when she watched the first moon landing on television?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

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

5. In the "Introduction," what extinction does the author say that we are living through?
(a) 4th.
(b) 6th.
(c) 3rd.
(d) 5th.

Short Answer Questions

1. How high were herring gulls flying in "Ants"?

2. What was the weather like at the beginning of "Sex, Death, Mushrooms"?

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

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

5. When was the eclipse in India that forced an observer to retreat to his room and plunge his head into water?

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