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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapters 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 2, when did the tree that the author remembered from her childhood die?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2011.
(c) 2013.
(d) 2009.

2. In Part One: Chapter 6, for how many weeks did Jahren and her students dig five to seven holes a day and stoop over them for hours?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 9.

3. In Part One: Chapter 10, how large was Jahren's lab?
(a) About 800 square feet.
(b) About 600 square feet.
(c) About 1,500 square feet.
(d) About 1,000 square feet.

4. In what states did Jahren study hackberry trees in Part One: Chapter 8?
(a) North Dakota and South Dakota.
(b) Minnesota and South Dakota.
(c) California and Nevada.
(d) Michigan and Wisconsin.

5. In Part One: Chapter 1, how far was Jahren's hometown from the Iowa border?
(a) 5 miles.
(b) 60 miles.
(c) 100 miles.
(d) 25 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 9, what tree does Jahren describe that was found in Honolulu at Manoa Road and Oahu Avenue?

2. In Part One: Chapter 8, how many hours was Bill paid to work in Jahren's advisor's laboratory?

3. In Part One: Chapter 4, how much money did Jahren waste when she removed a bottle from her workspace without sealing it?

4. In Part One: Chapter 2, what type of tree did the author remember from her childhood?

5. In Part One: Chapter 4, what days of the week would psychiatric patients have ECT therapy?

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