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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction to The Student's Tale.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the author when she saw that the meadow at Tekels Park was destroyed?
(a) 40s.
(b) 37.
(c) 42.
(d) 50s.

2. How long did George Waterston sit with his colleagues by the first Scottish osprey nest and keep it under observation through the telescopic sights of rifles?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 50 years.
(d) 20 years.

3. How many different plant species ae found in Australia?
(a) 30,000.
(b) 41,000.
(c) 19,000.
(d) 23,000.

4. At the beginning of "Field Guides," where was the author observing birds?
(a) United States.
(b) Australia.
(c) New Zealand.
(d) Canada.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Florence Merriam's Birds Through an Opera-Glass published?

2. When did Samuel Tyalor Coleridge write of a murmuration?

3. Where did Macdonald's parents buy a house in 1976?

4. How old was Macdonald in 1976?

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

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