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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 3, how long can a cherry seed wait to grow?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 100 years.
(d) 20 years.

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

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

4. In The Prologue, how long does the average one-celled ocean plant live?
(a) Around 8 days.
(b) About 20 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 11 days.

5. In Part One: Chapter 5, how much greater can the surface area of the taproot be than all of the leaves on a tree?
(a) 50 times.
(b) 75 times.
(c) 150 times.
(d) 100 times.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Part One: Chapter 8, when did Jahren ask to access the x-ray diffraction lab?

3. In Part One: Chapter 8, how many hours was Bill paid to work in Jahren's advisor's laboratory?

4. In Part One: Chapter 1, what did Jahren's mother study before she was married?

5. When would Jahren and her mother plant their garden every year?

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