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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How old was Nathalie Cabrol when she watched the first moon landing on television?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. With whom and how did the author hunt for mushrooms in "Sex, Death, Mushrooms"?

3. Why does the author believe that science and literature are needed to document extinctions?

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

5. What does the author say that winter woods can teach her?

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

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

8. What expedition did Macdonald go on with Nathalie Cabrol?

9. How long did the author have to ride out her migraines, and how did she finally get relief?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author wrote an essay about mushroom hunting. Why is it so difficult to identify mushrooms and whether they are toxic or edible? What is revealed through mushroom hunting about the limit of understanding?

Essay Topic 2

Field guides are books that help identify plants, animals, insects, fish, rocks, and minerals. Why are field guides important? Why can field guides be challenging to use? What is required to learn how to use a field guide and identify wildlife in nature?

Essay Topic 3

Swifts were birds that could fly for months at a time. Why did the author compare swifts to aliens? When would swifts rise and fly high in the sky? Why were these called vesper flights? What was the purpose of vesper flights?

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