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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part Two: Chapter 4, when did Bill and Jahren take a group of five students to learn to characterize and map soil?
(a) Winter 1997.
(b) Summer 1997.
(c) Spring 1997.
(d) Fall 1997.

2. In Part One: Chapter 10, how long did Jahren spend on her Ph.D?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 4 years.

3. In The Prologue, how much of the land on Earth used to be covered in forest?
(a) 1/2.
(b) 1/3.
(c) 2/3.
(d) 3/4.

4. What was the name of the gorilla at Monkey Jungle who created crayon drawings?
(a) Goliath.
(b) Bongo.
(c) Duke.
(d) King.

5. In Part One: Chapter 4, what was Jahren's favorite job as an undergraduate in college?
(a) Camera person.
(b) Hospital pharmacy.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Proofreader.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Two: Chapter 2, what type of dog did Jahren have?

2. In Part One: Chapter 10, how large was Jahren's lab?

3. In Part One: Chapter 4, how much blood did Claude have to dispose of at the end of his shift?

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

5. What did Jahren discover that the powder from ground hackberry was in Part One: Chapter 8?

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