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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. In "Ants," what was feeding on flying ants?
(a) Bluebirds.
(b) Herring gulls.
(c) Nuthatches.
(d) Barn swallows.

2. In "Eclipse," how old was the author when she first planned to see a total solar eclipse?
(a) Early 30s.
(b) Early 20s.
(c) Late 20s.
(d) Late 30s.

3. When did the author work at a falcon-breeding center in Wales?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1990s.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1980s.

4. When did Samuel Tyalor Coleridge write of a murmuration?
(a) 1787.
(b) 1799.
(c) 1785.
(d) 1793.

5. How many boars were shot in the Forest of Dean between 2014 and 2015?
(a) 411.
(b) 274.
(c) 198.
(d) 361.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Macdonald and her parents leave Tekels Park?

3. How old was the author when she saw that the meadow at Tekels Park was destroyed?

4. In "High-Rise," what month was Macdonald in Manhattan?

5. According to research scientist Jason Chapman, how many insects could pass over a square mile of English farmland in one month?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author say are the pros and cons of electronic field guides?

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

3. How does the author describe a column of flying ants?

4. When did the author first see boxing hares, and what did she learn about them?

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

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

7. How did boars spread after being introducted to New Hampshire in the 1890s?

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

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

10. Who is Nathalie Cabrol?

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