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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. Where did Cabrol study for her Ph.D?
(a) Sorbonne.
(b) University of Edinburgh.
(c) Penn State.
(d) University of Washington.

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

3. When were boars introducted to New Hampshire?
(a) 1870s.
(b) 1880s.
(c) 1860s.
(d) 1890s.

4. When was Cabrol the chief scientist on a team testing an experimental rover in the Atacama Desert?
(a) 2001.
(b) 2004.
(c) 2003.
(d) 2002.

5. How high were herring gulls flying in "Ants"?
(a) 200 feet.
(b) 300 feet.
(c) Rooftop height.
(d) Rooftop and 100s of feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Nothing Like a Pig," what season was it?

2. When were the Cabinet of Curiosities a craze in Europe?

3. In "The Student's Tale," how long was the refugee held at an immigration detention center?

4. How many times has the authoir had visual disturbances with her migraines?

5. How high is the geyser field of El Tatio?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the author say that field guides need to be learned to read?

5. How might birds make nests with human objects?

6. How long did the author have to ride out her migraines, and how did she finally get relief?

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

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

9. What symptoms did the author have preceeding a migraine?

10. Who is Nathalie Cabrol?

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