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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Including the author, how many people viewed an eclipse in Turkey together?
(a) 11.
(b) 100s.
(c) 4.
(d) 50.

2. In "The Student's Tale," what did the refugee do when he learned that the School for Clinical Medicine was closed?
(a) Cried.
(b) Laughed.
(c) Swore.
(d) Sighed.

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

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

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

Short Answer 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?

2. What did the author see flying in the air in "Ants"?

3. When did the author work at a falcon-breeding center in Wales?

4. When were boars introducted to New Hampshire?

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

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