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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. When Jahren was an undergraduate at the University of Minnesota, how many jobs did she hold in Part One: Chapter 4?
(a) 14.
(b) 10.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

2. In Part One: Chapter 6, when did Jahren become the graduate student assistant instructor in the Central Valley of California?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1997.

3. In Part One: Chapter 8, what was the topic for Jahren's Ph.D thesis?
(a) Hackberry tree.
(b) Hickory trees.
(c) Elm trees.
(d) Ash trees.

4. In Part One: Chapter 8, how many hours was Bill paid to work in Jahren's advisor's laboratory?
(a) 25.
(b) 10.
(c) 40.
(d) 20.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Prologue, how many times more life is on land than was in the ocean?

2. In Part One: Chapter 10, how large was Jahren's lab?

3. In Part One: Chapter 9, what tree does Jahren describe that was found in Honolulu at Manoa Road and Oahu Avenue?

4. In Part One: Chapter 4, when did Sydney Ringer discover that he could make a dead frog's heart beat by bathing it in sugared saline?

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

(see the answer key)

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