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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 8, when did Jahren say that the insects that cause Dutch Elm disease came to the U.S.?
(a) 1924.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1917.

2. In Part One: Chapter 4, how long did Jahren work in a pharmacy?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 11 months.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 6 months.

3. How old was Jahren in Part One: Chapter 10, when she became an assistant professor?
(a) 25.
(b) 27.
(c) 28.
(d) 26.

4. In Part One: Chapter 1, how far was Jahren's hometown from the Iowa border?
(a) 5 miles.
(b) 60 miles.
(c) 25 miles.
(d) 100 miles.

5. In Part One: Chapter 9, what tree does Jahren describe that was found in Honolulu at Manoa Road and Oahu Avenue?
(a) Eucalyptus.
(b) Banyan.
(c) Monkeypod.
(d) Almond.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 6, how long did it take for lemons to ripen in a room flooded with ethylene gas?

2. In Part One: Chapter 6, when did Jahren become the graduate student assistant instructor in the Central Valley of California?

3. In Part One: Chapter 1, how much were the mass spectrometers that Jahren had worth?

4. In Part One: Chapter 1, how many years did Jahren's father teach introductory physics and earth science?

5. In Part One: Chapter 4, how much money did Jahren waste when she removed a bottle from her workspace without sealing it?

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