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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 old was the author when she first performed an experiment because she needed the money?
(a) 21.
(b) 20.
(c) 18.
(d) 19.

2. In Part One: Chapter 5, how much greater can the surface area of the taproot be than all of the leaves on a tree?
(a) 150 times.
(b) 50 times.
(c) 100 times.
(d) 75 times.

3. In Part One: Chapter 1, where did Jahren's great-grandparents come from?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Denmark.
(c) Finland.
(d) Norway.

4. In Part One: Chapter 8, how many seeds does a hackberry tree produce in its lifetime?
(a) Hundreds of thousands.
(b) Several million.
(c) Millions.
(d) Thousands.

5. 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) Gallons and gallons.
(d) 6-7 gallons.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 10, where did Jahren get a job after receiving her PhD?

2. In Part One: Chapter 1, what did Jahren's mother study before she was married?

3. How old was Jahren in Part One: Chapter 10, when she became an assistant professor?

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

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

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