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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) Gallons and gallons.
(b) 4-5 pints.
(c) A few pints.
(d) 6-7 gallons.

2. In Part One: Chapter 9, how long can the stem of a tree be?
(a) 100 yards.
(b) 75 feet.
(c) 200 yards.
(d) 50 feet.

3. In Part One: Chapter 2, what type of tree did the author remember from her childhood?
(a) Birch.
(b) Maple.
(c) Weeping willow.
(d) Spruce.

4. In Part One: Chapter 10, how large was Jahren's lab?
(a) About 600 square feet.
(b) About 1,500 square feet.
(c) About 800 square feet.
(d) About 1,000 square feet.

5. When Jahren was an undergraduate at the University of Minnesota, how many jobs did she hold in Part One: Chapter 4?
(a) 14.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In The Prologue, how long does the average one-celled ocean plant live?

3. In Part One: Chapter 10, how long did Jahren spend on her Ph.D?

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

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

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