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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. In "Nests," when did a woman friend say that she and her friends used to take eggs from birds' nests?
(a) 1920s and 1930s.
(b) 1930s.
(c) 1940s and 1950s.
(d) 1920s.

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

5. In "In Her Orbit," what company did Fredrik Rehnmark, a mechanical engineer, work for?
(a) Simbe Robotics.
(b) Zipline.
(c) Sphero.
(d) Honeybee Robotics.

6. When did Cabrol watch a television documentary about the crater lake atop Licancabur on the Bolivian Altiplano?
(a) 2000.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2002.

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

8. Where did Cabrol study for her Ph.D?
(a) Penn State.
(b) University of Edinburgh.
(c) University of Washington.
(d) Sorbonne.

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

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

11. Where did Macdonald join Cabrol and a team for an expedition to high-altitude desert to test methods of detecting life on Mars?
(a) Colombia.
(b) Peru.
(c) Argentina.
(d) Chile.

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

13. How many times has the authoir had visual disturbances with her migraines?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

14. When was the first of the modern field guides published?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1928.
(d) 1927.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the "Introduction," what extinction does the author say that we are living through?

2. When was the solar eclipse that was dubbed "The Great American Eclipse" (75)?

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

4. How high is the geyser field of El Tatio?

5. Where did the author like to walk before nightfall every New Year's Day?

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