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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How long might a queen of a common black ant live?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 20 years.
2. What percent of the people who experience migraines experience visual disturbances with their headaches?
(a) 30%.
(b) 35%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 45%.
3. What did the author see flying in the air in "Ants"?
(a) Sparrows.
(b) Flying ants.
(c) Hawks.
(d) Swallows.
4. How high is the geyser field of El Tatio?
(a) 11,984 feet.
(b) 13,749 feet.
(c) About 14,000 feet.
(d) Around 15,000 feet.
5. In "Inspector Calls," how old was the son of prospective tenants?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 8.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did the refugee do for the New Year in "The Student's Tale"?
2. Where does the author mention that a robin reared chicks?
3. In "High-Rise," what month was Macdonald in Manhattan?
4. At what altitude is the crater lake atop Licancabur on the Bolivian Altiplano?
5. When Macdonald watched birds migrating with Farnsworth in "High-Rise," about how many birds were there per cubic mile?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the author say are the pros and cons of electronic field guides?
2. How long did the author have to ride out her migraines, and how did she finally get relief?
3. When does the author remember having visual disturbances with a migraine, and how did she handle them?
4. Where did the author and her parents live when she was five, in 1976, and what did the author love to explore there?
5. How does the author describe a column of flying ants?
6. What type of collection did the author have when she was small?
7. When does the author like to walk in the woods, and what have her experiences been like?
8. With whom and how did the author hunt for mushrooms in "Sex, Death, Mushrooms"?
9. How can a total solar eclipse wreaks havoc on the senses?
10. Who is Nathalie Cabrol?
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