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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 Two: Chapter 1, in the South, when will leaves begin to grow?
(a) January.
(b) April.
(c) February.
(d) March.

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

3. In Part One: Chapter 8, when did Jahren ask to access the x-ray diffraction lab?
(a) 1993.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1996.

4. In Part One: Chapter 11, how long will a willow grow?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 8 weeks.

5. In Part One: Chapter 10, how large was Jahren's lab?
(a) About 600 square feet.
(b) About 1,000 square feet.
(c) About 1,500 square feet.
(d) About 800 square feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Two: Chapter 4, what type of monkeys groomed each other at the Monkey Jungle?

2. In Part One: Chapter 1, when were Jahren's parents married?

3. In The Prologue, how much of the land on Earth used to be covered in forest?

4. In Part Two: Chapter 2, how much would a new air compressor cost?

5. In 2009, how long had Jahren been a professor?

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