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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapters 9-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part Three: Chapter 5, how much pollen is necessary to fertilize an ovum and develop into a seed?
(a) 4 grains.
(b) 1 grain.
(c) 3 grains.
(d) 11 grains.

2. In Part Three: Chapter 6, what did Jahren plan to name a horse if she ever had one?
(a) Flossie.
(b) Mags.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Chestnut.

3. In Part Two: Chapter 10, who was driving when there was an accident with the van?
(a) Bill.
(b) Noah.
(c) Teri.
(d) Jahren.

4. In Part Three: Chapter 10, what tree did Jahren's son spend 30 minutes daily hitting it with a baseball bat?
(a) Banana tree.
(b) Foxtail palm.
(c) Jacaranda.
(d) Almond tree.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall will hackberry trees grow to be?

2. In Part One: Chapter 4, how long did Jahren work in a pharmacy?

3. In Part Three: Chapter 10, which of Bill's relatives died?

4. In Part One: Chapter 8, when did Jahren ask to access the x-ray diffraction lab?

5. In Part Two: Chapter 7, what was the name of an undergraduate lab assistant to worked for a summer at the Miami zoo?

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