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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, how far was Jahren's hometown from the Iowa border?
(a) 100 miles.
(b) 5 miles.
(c) 60 miles.
(d) 25 miles.

2. In Part One: Chapter 1, where did Jahren get a scholarship to attend college?
(a) Southwest Minnesota State University.
(b) Winona State University.
(c) Minnesota State.
(d) University of Minnesota.

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

4. In Part One: Chapter 4, how much blood did Claude have to dispose of at the end of his shift?
(a) 6-7 gallons.
(b) 4-5 pints.
(c) A few pints.
(d) Gallons and gallons.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 2, what type of tree did the author remember from her childhood?

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?

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

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

5. In Part One: Chapter 4, what was Jahren's favorite job as an undergraduate in college?

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