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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapters 4-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 75 times.
(c) 50 times.
(d) 100 times.

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

3. In Part One: Chapter 4, how much money did Jahren waste when she removed a bottle from her workspace without sealing it?
(a) At least $1,000.
(b) About $1,500.
(c) $750.
(d) $625.

4. In Part One: Chapter 1, when were Jahren's parents married?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1949.

5. In Part One: Chapter 4, where did Lydia say that her ex-husband lived?
(a) Iowa.
(b) North Dakota.
(c) South Dakota.
(d) Wisconsin.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 6, when did Jahren become the graduate student assistant instructor in the Central Valley of California?

2. In Part One: Chapter 4, how old did Jahren say that Claude was when he arrived at the blood bank?

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

4. In 2009, how long had Jahren been a professor?

5. In Part One: Chapter 5, what tree does Jahren say has the deepest-growing roots?

(see the answer key)

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