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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years after viewing the Cornwall eclipse, did the author view an eclipse in Turkey?

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

3. How many more women than men, according to the author in "Symptomatic", experience migraines?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where did the author and her parents live when she was five, in 1976, and what did the author love to explore there?

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

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

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

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

8. With whom and how did the author hunt for mushrooms in "Sex, Death, Mushrooms"?

9. How might birds make nests with human objects?

10. Who is Nathalie Cabrol?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Macdonald went for a walk with her brother and niece at Wicken Fen. Why did Macdonald’s niece think all the wildlife had been brought to the fen? Why did Macdonald comment that her niece had been raised in a green desert? How did that account for the girl’s surprise that animals could exist in the wild outside of zoos?

Essay Topic 2

The author bought nestboxes for house martins. Why did the author buy nestboxes? How did they help her and the martins? What did the nestboxes reveal about anthropomorphism?

Essay Topic 3

Many people, including Macdonald, feed birds and wildlife. What is supplemental feeding as it relates to birds and other wildlife? What are the positive and negative impacts of supplementing the food of birds and animals?

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