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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did George Waterston sit with his colleagues by the first Scottish osprey nest and keep it under observation through the telescopic sights of rifles?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 20 years.

2. In "Nothing Like a Pig," what season was it?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Autumn.

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

4. Where did Macdonald join Cabrol and a team for an expedition to high-altitude desert to test methods of detecting life on Mars?
(a) Argentina.
(b) Chile.
(c) Colombia.
(d) Peru.

5. In "Inspector Calls," how old was the son of prospective tenants?
(a) 8.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. How fast can hares run?

2. What bird did the author see in "Human Flock"?

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

4. In "Sex, Death, Mushrooms," for how many years had the author gone with Nick on autumn mushroom hunts?

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

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