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

2. When did the author view with her father the first total eclipse to cross the UK in over 70 years?
(a) 1997.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2001.
(d) 1999.

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

4. What did the refugee do for the New Year in "The Student's Tale"?
(a) Told stories.
(b) Went to the park and sang songs.
(c) Hid in his room.
(d) Played with children.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of "Field Guides," where was the author observing birds?

2. In "Ants," what was feeding on flying ants?

3. During the expedition where the author joined Cabrol, how many hours a night was Cabrol sleeping?

4. When did the author work at a falcon-breeding center in Wales?

5. In "Human Flock," where was the author?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Nathalie Cabrol?

2. Where did the author and her parents live when she was five, in 1976, and what did the author love to explore there?

3. Who did the author interview in "The Student's Tale"?

4. What were Wunderkammer and when were they popular?

5. What expedition did Macdonald go on with Nathalie Cabrol?

6. Why does the author believe that science and literature are needed to document extinctions?

7. What is the danger of picking mushrooms to eat?

8. What does the author say that winter woods can teach her?

9. With whom and how did the author hunt for mushrooms in "Sex, Death, Mushrooms"?

10. When does the author remember having visual disturbances with a migraine, and how did she handle them?

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