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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lost, But Catching Up to Sunbirds and Cashmere Spheres.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Macdonald join Cabrol and a team for an expedition to high-altitude desert to test methods of detecting life on Mars?
(a) Chile.
(b) Argentina.
(c) Peru.
(d) Colombia.

2. In "Lost, But Catching Up," what did the author just discover that she was allergic to?
(a) Reindeer.
(b) Cats.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Coyotes.

3. When did the royal ownership of swans date back to?
(a) 15th century.
(b) Around the 11th century.
(c) 14th century.
(d) At least the 12th century.

4. How old was Macdonald in 1976?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

5. When did the author view with her father the first total eclipse to cross the UK in over 70 years?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1997.
(d) 2003.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Cabrol study for her Ph.D?

2. When was the solar eclipse that was dubbed "The Great American Eclipse" (75)?

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

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

5. When did Macdonald mention that she saw the breath of a fallow buck in "Deer in the Headlights"?

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