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

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

3. 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) 100 times.
(b) 150 times.
(c) 75 times.
(d) 50 times.

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

5. In Part One: Chapter 1, how long did Jahren's parents save to buy the house they lived in?
(a) 22 years.
(b) 18 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 24 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 1, how far would Jahren and her father walk home after leaving his lab?

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

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

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

5. In Part One: Chapter 10, how long did Jahren spend on her Ph.D?

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