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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part Two: Chapter 7, how long was Jahren's commute from the place she rented to the university?
(a) 35 minutes.
(b) 55 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 45 minutes.

2. In Part Two: Chapter 5, in Jahren's example of a maple tree, how much water would be required to absorb and evaporate to grow the leaves of the tree?
(a) About 7,500 gallons.
(b) 1,100 gallons.
(c) 3,700 gallons.
(d) At least 8,000 gallons.

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

4. In Part One: Chapter 10, where did Jahren get a job after receiving her PhD?
(a) Georgia Tech.
(b) University of Iowa.
(c) University of Michigan.
(d) University of Colorado.

5. In Part Two: Chapter 1, in the South, when will leaves begin to grow?
(a) March.
(b) February.
(c) January.
(d) April.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Two: Chapter 5, how often must an academic scientist solicit a new contract with the federal government?

2. In Part One: Chapter 4, how long had Lydia been working 60 hours a week?

3. In Part Two: Chapter 2, how much would the analyses that Bill and Jahren did for free have cost if ordered commercially?

4. In Part Two: Chapter 10, how many times had Jahren already traveled the same places and run into poison ivy?

5. In Part One: Chapter 8, when did Jahren say that the insects that cause Dutch Elm disease came to the U.S.?

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