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

2. In Part One: Chapter 4, what type of car did Lydia say that a woman should never buy?
(a) Chevrolet.
(b) Toyota.
(c) Dodge.
(d) Ford.

3. In Part One: Chapter 4, what days of the week would psychiatric patients have ECT therapy?
(a) Mondays and Wednesdays.
(b) Tuesdays and Thursday.
(c) Wednesdays and Fridays.
(d) Mondays and Fridays.

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

5. In Part One: Chapter 7, to what does Jahren compare the cotyledons starting up photosynthesis?
(a) Starting a campfire.
(b) An old car starting on a winter morning.
(c) Jump starting a truck.
(d) A cook mixing batter.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 8, when did Jahren say that the insects that cause Dutch Elm disease came to the U.S.?

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

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

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

5. In what states did Jahren study hackberry trees in Part One: Chapter 8?

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