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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the name of the gorilla at Monkey Jungle who created crayon drawings?
(a) King.
(b) Bongo.
(c) Goliath.
(d) Duke.

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

4. In Part One: Chapter 9, how long can the stem of a tree be?
(a) 200 yards.
(b) 50 feet.
(c) 100 yards.
(d) 75 feet.

5. In Part One: Chapter 1, how much were the mass spectrometers that Jahren had worth?
(a) Quarter of a million dollars.
(b) Half a million dollars.
(c) $250,000.
(d) $100,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 1, how far was Jahren's hometown from the Iowa border?

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

3. In Part One: Chapter 6, how long did it take for lemons to ripen in a room flooded with ethylene gas?

4. In Part One: Chapter 1, how many years did Jahren's father teach introductory physics and earth science?

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

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