4. 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?

5. In "Eclipse," how old was the author when she first planned to see a total solar eclipse?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What were Wunderkammer and when were they popular?

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

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

6. Who is Nathalie Cabrol?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and people is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and the author?

Essay Topic 2

As a child, why did Macdonald not understand how different animals were from her? What did the author discover throughout the years that could and could not be learned from animals?

Essay Topic 3

A murmuration is formed when a group of starlings flock together. Why do murmurations happen? How are the murmurations of birds similar to the movements of human refugees?

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