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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 get a scholarship to attend college?
(a) Minnesota State.
(b) University of Minnesota.
(c) Winona State University.
(d) Southwest Minnesota State University.

2. 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) 75 times.
(b) 150 times.
(c) 100 times.
(d) 50 times.

3. In Part One: Chapter 8, when would Jahren access the x-ray diffraction lab?
(a) Midnight.
(b) 10 a.m.
(c) Dawn.
(d) 6 p.m.

4. In Part One: Chapter 8, when did Jahren say that the insects that cause Dutch Elm disease came to the U.S.?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1924.

5. In Part One: Chapter 10, how long did Jahren spend on her Ph.D?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 5 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jahren discover that the powder from ground hackberry was in Part One: Chapter 8?

2. In Part One: Chapter 10, where did Jahren get a job after receiving her PhD?

3. In Part One: Chapter 4, how much money did Jahren waste when she removed a bottle from her workspace without sealing it?

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

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

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