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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 10, how long did Jahren think it would take to drive to California?
(a) 60 hours.
(b) 55 hours.
(c) 50 hours.
(d) 65 hours.

2. In Part One: Chapter 6, how long did it take for lemons to ripen in a room flooded with ethylene gas?
(a) 15 hours.
(b) 8 hours.
(c) 10 hours.
(d) 24 hours.

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

4. In Part One: Chapter 8, in 1995, where did Jahren study hackberry trees?
(a) Nebraska.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Iowa.

5. In Part One: Chapter 8, when would Jahren access the x-ray diffraction lab?
(a) Dawn.
(b) Midnight.
(c) 6 p.m.
(d) 10 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Two: Chapter 7, what was the name of an undergraduate lab assistant to worked for a summer at the Miami zoo?

2. In Part Two: Chapter 5, how many pounds of maple leaves contain enough sucrose to make three pecan pies?

3. In Part One: Chapter 4, what type of car did Lydia say that a woman should never buy?

4. In Part Two: Chapter 10, as Jahren and the others drove toward Rock Springs, Wyoming, how many words did Jahren realize she had spoken during the trip?

5. In Part Two: Chapter 3, what is the biggest enemy of plants?

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