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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How many years did it take the author to understand her premenstrual pattern?
(a) 36.
(b) Nearly 30.
(c) 24.
(d) About 15.

5. When was Florence Merriam's Birds Through an Opera-Glass published?
(a) 1891.
(b) 1893.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1887.

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

7. How many different plant species ae found in Australia?
(a) 23,000.
(b) 19,000.
(c) 41,000.
(d) 30,000.

8. At the end of "Sex, Death, Mushrooms," what was the last fungus that the author spotted?
(a) Common stinkhorn.
(b) Chanterelle.
(c) Cauliflower fungus.
(d) Crab brittlegills.

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

10. In "Symptomatic," how many people does the author say suffer from migraines?
(a) About 100 million.
(b) 75 million.
(c) More than a billion.
(d) 10 billion.

11. What does a boyfriend show Macdonald in the woods in "Nothing Like a Pig"?
(a) Bank vole.
(b) Boar.
(c) Fox.
(d) Badger.

12. When did the author work at a falcon-breeding center in Wales?
(a) 1980s.
(b) 1990s.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1995.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the World Health Organization create a definition of healthy that referred to no one?

2. What bird did the author see in "Human Flock"?

3. 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?

4. How high were herring gulls flying in "Ants"?

5. Where did Macdonald's parents buy a house in 1976?

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