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

2. How many different plant species ae found in Australia?

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

4. Where did the author like to walk before nightfall every New Year's Day?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who is Nathalie Cabrol?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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?

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