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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. At what altitude is the crater lake atop Licancabur on the Bolivian Altiplano?

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

3. In "The Student's Tale," how long was the refugee held at an immigration detention center?

4. At what UV level did the World Health Organization warn against being outside?

5. When Macdonald watched birds migrating with Farnsworth in "High-Rise," about how many birds were there per cubic mile?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the danger of picking mushrooms to eat?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who is Nathalie Cabrol?

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

How did Cabol become interested in planetary studies after watching the first moon landing? How important was research and discovery for her work? Why were research and discovery so important for her work?

Essay Topic 2

The author observed falcons nesting at an abandoned power station. Why did peregrine falcons begin nesting in cities and other urban areas? What did the change in habitat for their nests reveal about adaptation?

Essay Topic 3

Why was the author struggling with knowing what season it was? How did the hares signal to her that it was spring? How and why did the author connect hares to the coming of spring?

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