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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long might a queen of a common black ant live?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 20 years.

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

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

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

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

7. What did the son of prospective tenants carry with him when he and his parents looked at a place to rent in "Inspector Calls"?
(a) Walrus.
(b) Sea lions.
(c) Dolphins.
(d) Seals.

8. When was the solar eclipse that was dubbed "The Great American Eclipse" (75)?
(a) 2016.
(b) 2018.
(c) 2017.
(d) 2015.

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

10. In "Human Flock," where was the author?
(a) Poland.
(b) Czech Republic.
(c) Austria.
(d) Hungary.

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

12. 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.

13. In "Symptomatic," what did the author hear roar that at first she attributed to a migraine she had earlier?
(a) Bats.
(b) Pigeons.
(c) Deer.
(d) Bears.

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

15. How large was the meadow at Tekels Park?
(a) 4 acres.
(b) 11 acres.
(c) 9 acres.
(d) 17 acres.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of "Sex, Death, Mushrooms," what was the last fungus that the author spotted?

2. How many years after viewing the Cornwall eclipse, did the author view an eclipse in Turkey?

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

4. How many more women than men, according to the author in "Symptomatic", experience migraines?

5. When was the first of the modern field guides published?

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