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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. In "Ants," what was feeding on flying ants?
(a) Barn swallows.
(b) Bluebirds.
(c) Herring gulls.
(d) Nuthatches.

2. Where did Cabrol study for her Ph.D?
(a) Penn State.
(b) University of Edinburgh.
(c) Sorbonne.
(d) University of Washington.

3. How long was the journey to catch all the swans on the upper reaches of the River Thames?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 7 days.
(d) 3 days.

4. When Macdonald watched birds migrating with Farnsworth in "High-Rise," about how many birds were there per cubic mile?
(a) 890.
(b) 760.
(c) 1,000 to 2,000.
(d) 500 to 900.

5. What does a boyfriend show Macdonald in the woods in "Nothing Like a Pig"?
(a) Boar.
(b) Bank vole.
(c) Badger.
(d) Fox.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where did Macdonald join Cabrol and a team for an expedition to high-altitude desert to test methods of detecting life on Mars?

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

5. In the "Introduction," what extinction does the author say that we are living through?

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