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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 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) 1,100 gallons.
(b) At least 8,000 gallons.
(c) 3,700 gallons.
(d) About 7,500 gallons.

2. In Part Two: Chapter 12, what did Jahren nickname one of her master's students who kept getting D-minuses?
(a) Debbie.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Patty.
(d) Marcie.

3. In Part One: Chapter 4, how much blood did Claude have to dispose of at the end of his shift?
(a) 4-5 pints.
(b) A few pints.
(c) 6-7 gallons.
(d) Gallons and gallons.

4. In Part Two: Chapter 10, where did Jahren get an edema from the poison ivy?
(a) Shoulder.
(b) Back.
(c) Right temple.
(d) Left calf.

5. In Part One: Chapter 4, where did Lydia say that her ex-husband lived?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) North Dakota.
(c) Iowa.
(d) South Dakota.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Two: Chapter 4, where did Bill and Jahren take a group of students to map soil?

2. In Part One: Chapter 8, what was the topic for Jahren's Ph.D thesis?

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

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

5. In Part One: Chapter 8, in 1995, where did Jahren study hackberry trees?

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