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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 12, when would Jahren awaken at 2:30 a.m. and then get agitated because she could not get back to sleep?
(a) 1997.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1990.

2. In Part Two: Chapter 3, what is the biggest enemy of plants?
(a) Insects.
(b) Fire.
(c) Fungi.
(d) Man.

3. In Part Two: Chapter 4, where did Bill and Jahren take a group of students to map soil?
(a) Baker County.
(b) Decatur County.
(c) Atkinson County.
(d) Gwinnett County.

4. In Part Two: Chapter 7, what type of vehicle did Jahren purchase when a "check engine" (131) light came on in the first car she ever owned?
(a) Subaru.
(b) Chevy.
(c) Jeep.
(d) Ford.

5. In Part One: Chapter 4, what type of car did Lydia say that a woman should never buy?
(a) Toyota.
(b) Chevrolet.
(c) Ford.
(d) Dodge.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 4, how old was the author when she first performed an experiment because she needed the money?

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?

3. In Part Two: Chapter 1, in the South, when will leaves begin to grow?

4. What was the name of the gorilla at Monkey Jungle who created crayon drawings?

5. In Part One: Chapter 4, how old did Jahren say that Claude was when he arrived at the blood bank?

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