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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was a chaffinch nest made from that the author collected in "Nests"?
(a) Straw, soft twigs, and clay.
(b) Threads, hair, and feathers.
(c) Leaves, straw, and grass clippings.
(d) Horsehair, moss, lichen, and pigeon feathers.

2. What did the refugee do for the New Year in "The Student's Tale"?
(a) Went to the park and sang songs.
(b) Hid in his room.
(c) Told stories.
(d) Played with children.

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

4. How old was the author when she saw that the meadow at Tekels Park was destroyed?
(a) 50s.
(b) 40s.
(c) 42.
(d) 37.

5. When did the author view with her father the first total eclipse to cross the UK in over 70 years?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1997.
(d) 1999.

6. In "Eclipse," how old was the author when she first planned to see a total solar eclipse?
(a) Early 30s.
(b) Late 20s.
(c) Early 20s.
(d) Late 30s.

7. 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) Colombia.
(c) Peru.
(d) Chile.

8. At the beginning of "Field Guides," where was the author observing birds?
(a) United States.
(b) New Zealand.
(c) Canada.
(d) Australia.

9. How many times will the queen of a common black ant mate?
(a) 3 times.
(b) 4 times.
(c) Twice.
(d) Once.

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

11. Where does the author mention that a robin reared chicks?
(a) Old kettle.
(b) Light pole.
(c) An old teapot.
(d) Traffic light.

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

13. In "Ants," what was feeding on flying ants?
(a) Bluebirds.
(b) Herring gulls.
(c) Nuthatches.
(d) Barn swallows.

14. When were boars introducted to New Hampshire?
(a) 1860s.
(b) 1890s.
(c) 1870s.
(d) 1880s.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Human Flock," where was the author?

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

3. If writers have subjects that underlie everything they write, what does the author say that her subject is?

4. In "High-Rise," what month was Macdonald in Manhattan?

5. In "The Student's Tale," what did the refugee do when he learned that the School for Clinical Medicine was closed?

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