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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the World Health Organization create a definition of healthy that referred to no one?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1956.

2. How high is the geyser field of El Tatio?
(a) Around 15,000 feet.
(b) 11,984 feet.
(c) About 14,000 feet.
(d) 13,749 feet.

3. What percent of the people who experience migraines experience visual disturbances with their headaches?
(a) 35%.
(b) 45%.
(c) 30%.
(d) 25%.

4. Where did Macdonald's parents buy a house in 1976?
(a) Earlswood, Surrey.
(b) Camberley, Surrey.
(c) Maybury, Surrey.
(d) Abbotswood, Surrey.

5. In "Symptomatic," how many people does the author say suffer from migraines?
(a) 75 million.
(b) 10 billion.
(c) About 100 million.
(d) More than a billion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the weather like at the beginning of "Sex, Death, Mushrooms"?

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

3. In "Ants," what was feeding on flying ants?

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

5. How fast can hares run?

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