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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ants to Hares.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long might a queen of a common black ant live?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 5 years.

3. When was Cabrol the chief scientist on a team testing an experimental rover in the Atacama Desert?
(a) 2003.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2002.
(d) 2004.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was the eclipse in India that forced an observer to retreat to his room and plunge his head into water?

3. In "Symptomatic," how many people does the author say suffer from migraines?

4. How high were herring gulls flying in "Ants"?

5. What does a boyfriend show Macdonald in the woods in "Nothing Like a Pig"?

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