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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many more women than men, according to the author in "Symptomatic", experience migraines?
(a) 2 times.
(b) 4 times.
(c) 5 times.
(d) 3 times.

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

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

4. Where did Cabrol study for her Ph.D?
(a) Sorbonne.
(b) University of Edinburgh.
(c) Penn State.
(d) University of Washington.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Oregon, how much land did a honey fungus cover?

2. In "Sex, Death, Mushrooms," for how many years had the author gone with Nick on autumn mushroom hunts?

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

4. At the end of "Sex, Death, Mushrooms," what was the last fungus that the author spotted?

5. How long might a queen of a common black ant live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What symptoms did the author have preceeding a migraine?

2. Who did the author interview in "The Student's Tale"?

3. When does the author like to walk in the woods, and what have her experiences been like?

4. What did the author say about the "Tribute of Light" and its danger to birds?

5. Where did the author and her parents live when she was five, in 1976, and what did the author love to explore there?

6. When does the author remember having visual disturbances with a migraine, and how did she handle them?

7. How can a total solar eclipse wreaks havoc on the senses?

8. What is the danger of picking mushrooms to eat?

9. How does the author describe a column of flying ants?

10. When did the author first see boxing hares, and what did she learn about them?

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