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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Cherry Stones to What Animals Taught Me.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. If writers have subjects that underlie everything they write, what does the author say that her subject is?
(a) Hope.
(b) Death.
(c) Love.
(d) Home.

4. At what altitude might shorebirds pass over Manhattan?
(a) 10 to 12,000 feet.
(b) 5 to 6,000 feet.
(c) 11,200 feet.
(d) 9,700 feet.

5. At what altitude is the crater lake atop Licancabur on the Bolivian Altiplano?
(a) 19,643 feet.
(b) Almost 19,000 feet.
(c) 18,704 feet.
(d) Nearly 20,000 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Nests," what might kites use to decorate their tree platforms?

2. How many chickens did Macdonald say were killed by humans every year in "Dispatches from the Valleys"?

3. How did a British officer survive prison camps in Germany?

4. What did the refugee do for the New Year in "The Student's Tale"?

5. When did the author state in "Eulogy," that she met Stu?

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