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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, in 1995, where did Jahren study hackberry trees?
(a) Kansas.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Nebraska.

2. In Part One: Chapter 4, when did Sydney Ringer discover that he could make a dead frog's heart beat by bathing it in sugared saline?
(a) 1882.
(b) 1904.
(c) 1893.
(d) 1908.

3. In Part One: Chapter 1, where did Jahren get a scholarship to attend college?
(a) Minnesota State.
(b) Winona State University.
(c) Southwest Minnesota State University.
(d) University of Minnesota.

4. In Part One: Chapter 10, what did Jahren do after exploding glass?
(a) Bite her nails.
(b) Scratch her arms.
(c) Dig her fingers into her palms.
(d) Chew her knuckles.

5. In Part One: Chapter 8, when would Jahren access the x-ray diffraction lab?
(a) 10 a.m.
(b) Dawn.
(c) 6 p.m.
(d) Midnight.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 4, what was Jahren's favorite job as an undergraduate in college?

2. When Jahren was an undergraduate at the University of Minnesota, how many jobs did she hold in Part One: Chapter 4?

3. In Part One: Chapter 4, where did Lydia say that her ex-husband lived?

4. In Part One: Chapter 2, when did the tree that the author remembered from her childhood die?

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

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