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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 1, what city does Jahren say is the most tree-impoverished city on the East Coast?
(a) Bar Harbor.
(b) Boston.
(c) Baltimore.
(d) New York.

2. At the beginning of Part Three: Chapter 4, what was Jahren covered in?
(a) Dirt.
(b) Clay.
(c) Pollen.
(d) Leaves.

3. In Part Two: Chapter 1, how long will it take a tree to lose all of its leaves?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 11 days.
(c) 8 days.
(d) A week.

4. In Part One: Chapter 8, when did Jahren ask to access the x-ray diffraction lab?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1993.

5. In Part One: Chapter 1, what did Jahren's mother study before she was married?
(a) Chemistry.
(b) Botany.
(c) Biology.
(d) Physics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Two: Chapter 7, what type of vehicle did Jahren purchase when a "check engine" (131) light came on in the first car she ever owned?

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

3. In Part One: Chapter 8, how many hours was Bill paid to work in Jahren's advisor's laboratory?

4. In Part Two: Chapter 6, where did the vast majority of vines found in North America that are invasive come from?

5. In Part Three: Chapter 4, how many people were in Bill and Jahren's group of scientists?

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