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

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) 30 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 50 years.

2. In "The Student's Tale," how long was the refugee held at an immigration detention center?
(a) 55 days.
(b) 110 days.
(c) 60 days.
(d) 80 days.

3. When were the Cabinet of Curiosities a craze in Europe?
(a) 16th century.
(b) 15th century.
(c) 17th centry.
(d) 14th century.

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

5. In "Sex, Death, Mushrooms," for how many years had the author gone with Nick on autumn mushroom hunts?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 9.
(d) 17.

6. In "Ants," where was the author driving from?
(a) Library.
(b) Supermarket.
(c) Work.
(d) Bank.

7. How high were herring gulls flying in "Ants"?
(a) Rooftop height.
(b) 300 feet.
(c) 200 feet.
(d) Rooftop and 100s of feet.

8. In Oregon, how much land did a honey fungus cover?
(a) About 5 square miles.
(b) 2 square miles.
(c) 7 square miles.
(d) Almost 4 square miles.

9. How fast can hares run?
(a) 30 miles an hour.
(b) 15 miles an hour.
(c) 40 miles an hour.
(d) 25 miles an hour.

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

11. How high is the geyser field of El Tatio?
(a) 11,984 feet.
(b) About 14,000 feet.
(c) Around 15,000 feet.
(d) 13,749 feet.

12. How many years after viewing the Cornwall eclipse, did the author view an eclipse in Turkey?
(a) 5.
(b) 11.
(c) 7.
(d) 13.

13. When did the World Health Organization create a definition of healthy that referred to no one?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1941.

14. During the expedition where the author joined Cabrol, how many hours a night was Cabrol sleeping?
(a) 4 or 5.
(b) About 3.
(c) 2 or 3.
(d) 2 or so.

15. According to research scientist Jason Chapman, how many insects could pass over a square mile of English farmland in one month?
(a) 6 billion.
(b) 9 1/4 billion.
(c) About 8 billion.
(d) Over 7 1/2 billion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Symptomatic," how many people does the author say suffer from migraines?

3. Where did Macdonald join Cabrol and a team for an expedition to high-altitude desert to test methods of detecting life on Mars?

4. How many years did it take the author to understand her premenstrual pattern?

5. What was a chaffinch nest made from that the author collected in "Nests"?

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