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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part Three: Chapter 8, how often would a doctor and group of medical students come to Jahren's room in the maternity ward?
(a) 4 hours.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) Every couple hours.
(d) About every three hours.

2. What did Jahren discover that the powder from ground hackberry was in Part One: Chapter 8?
(a) Pumice.
(b) Moldavite.
(c) Opal.
(d) Obsidian.

3. In Part Two: Chapter 7 when Bill was living in his van, at what time would he quit drinking liquids?
(a) 9 p.m.
(b) 6 p.m.
(c) 8:00 p.m.
(d) 7:30 p.m.

4. In Part Two: Chapter 5, how much money does Jahren say was available for curiosity-driven science?
(a) $8.1 billion.
(b) $7.3 billion.
(c) $40 million.
(d) $6 million.

5. In Part One: Chapter 8, how many hours was Bill paid to work in Jahren's advisor's laboratory?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 40.
(d) 25.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Two: Chapter 5, during what months would a deciduous grow a canopy of leaves?

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

3. In Part Two: Chapter 7, where did Bill live after he quit living in his van?

4. In Part Three: Chapter 7, what plant has a lazy-S development?

5. In Part Three: Chapter 6, where were Jahren and Clint married?

(see the answer key)

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