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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, 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.

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

3. In Part One: Chapter 1, how many years did Jahren's father teach introductory physics and earth science?
(a) 38.
(b) 42.
(c) 34.
(d) 29.

4. In Part One: Chapter 2, when did the tree that the author remembered from her childhood die?
(a) 2009.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2013.
(d) 2011.

5. In Part One: Chapter 5, what tree does Jahren say has the deepest-growing roots?
(a) Maple tree.
(b) Oak tree.
(c) Acacia tree.
(d) Birch tree.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Part Two: Chapter 2, how many McDonald's cheeseburgers did Bill buy when they were 25 cents a piece?

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

4. In Part One: Chapter 9, how long can the stem of a tree be?

5. In Part One: Chapter 4, how long did Jahren work in a pharmacy?

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