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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. What bird did the author see in "Human Flock"?
(a) Wattled cranes.
(b) Eurasian cranes.
(c) Black crowned cranes.
(d) Sandhill cranes.

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

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

4. In the "Introduction," what extinction does the author say that we are living through?
(a) 5th.
(b) 6th.
(c) 3rd.
(d) 4th.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Ants," where was the author driving from?

2. When was the first of the modern field guides published?

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

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

5. What was a chaffinch nest made from that the author collected in "Nests"?

Short Essay Questions

1. When were boars illegally dumped in the Forest of Dean, and how did the forest commission try to manage them?

2. What did the author say about the "Tribute of Light" and its danger to birds?

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

4. What were Wunderkammer and when were they popular?

5. How might birds make nests with human objects?

6. Who is Nathalie Cabrol?

7. What type of collection did the author have when she was small?

8. When does the author like to walk in the woods, and what have her experiences been like?

9. How can a total solar eclipse wreaks havoc on the senses?

10. What did a boyfriend show Macdonald in "Nothing Like a Pig," and how did Macdonald describe the creature?

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