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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) 55 hours.
(b) 65 hours.
(c) 60 hours.
(d) 50 hours.

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

3. In Part Two: Chapter 7, where did Bill live after he quit living in his van?
(a) On a park bench.
(b) In a locker room.
(c) In the lab.
(d) A student office.

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

5. In Part Two: Chapter 2, how much would the analyses that Bill and Jahren did for free have cost if ordered commercially?
(a) $75.
(b) $30.
(c) $25.
(d) $50.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Two: Chapter 2, how much did Jahren say that she paid for her dog?

2. In Part Two: Chapter 6, how long can a kudzu vine grow?

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

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 4, where would Bill sometimes give a monologue describing new colors found in soil?

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