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Introduction to The Student's Tale

1. When were the Cabinet of Curiosities a craze in Europe?
(a) 14th century.
(b) 17th centry.
(c) 16th century.
(d) 15th century.

2. If writers have subjects that underlie everything they write, what does the author say that her subject is?
(a) Love.
(b) Death.
(c) Home.
(d) Hope.

3. In the "Introduction," what extinction does the author say that we are living through?
(a) 4th.
(b) 3rd.
(c) 6th.
(d) 5th.

4. What was a chaffinch nest made from that the author collected in "Nests"?
(a) Leaves, straw, and grass clippings.
(b) Threads, hair, and feathers.
(c) Straw, soft twigs, and clay.
(d) Horsehair, moss, lichen, and pigeon feathers.

5. In "Nests," when did a woman friend say that she and her friends used to take eggs from birds' nests?
(a) 1940s and 1950s.
(b) 1930s.
(c) 1920s and 1930s.
(d) 1920s.

6. Where did the author see a dunnock nest in "Nests"?
(a) Evergreen tree.
(b) Eaves trough.
(c) Prarie grasses.
(d) Forsythia bush.

7. In "Nests," what might kites use to decorate their tree platforms?
(a) Cigarette butts.
(b) Twine.
(c) Lengths of wire.
(d) Underwear stolen from washing lines.

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