Vesper Flights Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

Helen Macdonald
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 139 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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Vesper Flights Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

Helen Macdonald
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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 "Eclipse," how old was the author when she first planned to see a total solar eclipse?
(a) Late 20s.
(b) Late 30s.
(c) Early 20s.
(d) Early 30s.

2. In "The Student's Tale," how long was the refugee held at an immigration detention center?
(a) 110 days.
(b) 80 days.
(c) 60 days.
(d) 55 days.

3. When was the first of the modern field guides published?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1927.
(c) 1931.
(d) 1934.

4. How fast can hares run?
(a) 40 miles an hour.
(b) 15 miles an hour.
(c) 30 miles an hour.
(d) 25 miles an hour.

5. In "High-Rise," what month was Macdonald in Manhattan?
(a) August.
(b) July.
(c) May.
(d) June.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At what altitude is the crater lake atop Licancabur on the Bolivian Altiplano?

3. When did the author view with her father the first total eclipse to cross the UK in over 70 years?

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

5. How does the author describe the color of chanterelles in "Sex, Death, Mushrooms"?

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