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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 1, when were Jahren's parents married?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1947.

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

3. In Part One: Chapter 1, how far would Jahren and her father walk home after leaving his lab?
(a) 2 miles.
(b) 8 blocks.
(c) 12 blocks.
(d) 1/2 mile.

4. When would Jahren and her mother plant their garden every year?
(a) May 15.
(b) May 1.
(c) May 10.
(d) May 30.

5. In Part One: Chapter 6, how long did it take for lemons to ripen in a room flooded with ethylene gas?
(a) 24 hours.
(b) 15 hours.
(c) 10 hours.
(d) 8 hours.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Part One: Chapter 1, where did Jahren get a scholarship to attend college?

3. In Part One: Chapter 4, how long had Lydia been working 60 hours a week?

4. In Part One: Chapter 5, how much greater can the surface area of the taproot be than all of the leaves on a tree?

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

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