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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 high were herring gulls flying in "Ants"?
(a) 200 feet.
(b) 300 feet.
(c) Rooftop height.
(d) Rooftop and 100s of feet.
2. In Oregon, how much land did a honey fungus cover?
(a) 2 square miles.
(b) Almost 4 square miles.
(c) About 5 square miles.
(d) 7 square miles.
3. In "Human Flock," where was the author?
(a) Czech Republic.
(b) Austria.
(c) Hungary.
(d) Poland.
4. How many times will the queen of a common black ant mate?
(a) Twice.
(b) Once.
(c) 4 times.
(d) 3 times.
5. How old was Nathalie Cabrol when she watched the first moon landing on television?
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.
Short Answer Questions
1. 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?
2. What bird did the author see in "Human Flock"?
3. How large was the meadow at Tekels Park?
4. When were the Cabinet of Curiosities a craze in Europe?
5. In "Eclipse," how old was the author when she first planned to see a total solar eclipse?
Short Essay Questions
1. With whom and how did the author hunt for mushrooms in "Sex, Death, Mushrooms"?
2. When does the author remember having visual disturbances with a migraine, and how did she handle them?
3. How did boars spread after being introducted to New Hampshire in the 1890s?
4. What were Wunderkammer and when were they popular?
5. Where did the author and her parents live when she was five, in 1976, and what did the author love to explore there?
6. How long did the author have to ride out her migraines, and how did she finally get relief?
7. What expedition did Macdonald go on with Nathalie Cabrol?
8. What symptoms did the author have preceeding a migraine?
9. What does the author say are the pros and cons of electronic field guides?
10. What does the author say that winter woods can teach her?
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