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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. In "Nests," what might kites use to decorate their tree platforms?

2. What bird did the author see in "Human Flock"?

3. When were boars introducted to New Hampshire?

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

5. How high were herring gulls flying in "Ants"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How might birds make nests with human objects?

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

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

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

10. When does the author like to walk in the woods, and what have her experiences been like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nature reserves are established to preserve habitats and wildlife. What did Macdonald write about visiting nature reserves? Why did she call them living museums? What benefits and disadvantages were there in establishing and maintaining nature reserves?

Essay Topic 2

Why did the author become obsessed with a painting called Swan Upping at Cookham? What did the author communicate about the past and Brexit through the tradition of swan upping?

Essay Topic 3

How did the author suffer from migraines from time to time? How would her life be put on hold during a migraine? Why were migraines so debilitating?

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