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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapters 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When would Jahren and her mother plant their garden every year?
(a) May 1.
(b) May 15.
(c) May 10.
(d) May 30.

3. In Part One: Chapter 1, when were Jahren's parents married?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1949.

4. In Part One: Chapter 11, how long will a willow grow?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 8 weeks.
(d) 4 months.

5. In Part One: Chapter 10, how long did Jahren spend on her Ph.D?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 3 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 1, where did Jahren's great-grandparents come from?

2. In Part One: Chapter 3, how long can a cherry seed wait to grow?

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

4. In the Prologue, how many times more life is on land than was in the ocean?

5. What did Jahren discover that the powder from ground hackberry was in Part One: Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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