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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the solar eclipse that was dubbed "The Great American Eclipse" (75)?
(a) 2018.
(b) 2015.
(c) 2017.
(d) 2016.

2. What did the author see flying in the air in "Ants"?
(a) Flying ants.
(b) Sparrows.
(c) Swallows.
(d) Hawks.

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

4. Where did Macdonald join Cabrol and a team for an expedition to high-altitude desert to test methods of detecting life on Mars?
(a) Colombia.
(b) Argentina.
(c) Peru.
(d) Chile.

5. In Oregon, how much land did a honey fungus cover?
(a) 2 square miles.
(b) Almost 4 square miles.
(c) About 5 square miles.
(d) 7 square miles.

6. How many years did it take the author to understand her premenstrual pattern?
(a) About 15.
(b) 36.
(c) 24.
(d) Nearly 30.

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

8. When did the author work at a falcon-breeding center in Wales?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1990s.
(d) 1980s.

9. In "Inspector Calls," how old was the son of prospective tenants?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

10. Including the author, how many people viewed an eclipse in Turkey together?
(a) 11.
(b) 100s.
(c) 4.
(d) 50.

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

12. At the end of "Sex, Death, Mushrooms," what was the last fungus that the author spotted?
(a) Crab brittlegills.
(b) Cauliflower fungus.
(c) Chanterelle.
(d) Common stinkhorn.

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

14. In "Nothing Like a Pig," what season was it?
(a) Spring.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

15. According to research scientist Jason Chapman, how many insects could pass over a square mile of English farmland in one month?
(a) About 8 billion.
(b) 6 billion.
(c) Over 7 1/2 billion.
(d) 9 1/4 billion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When were the Cabinet of Curiosities a craze in Europe?

3. How high is the geyser field of El Tatio?

4. How many more women than men, according to the author in "Symptomatic", experience migraines?

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

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