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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's great-grandparents come from?
(a) Norway.
(b) Denmark.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Finland.

2. In Part One: Chapter 9, what tree does Jahren describe that was found in Honolulu at Manoa Road and Oahu Avenue?
(a) Monkeypod.
(b) Banyan.
(c) Eucalyptus.
(d) Almond.

3. In Part Two: Chapter 2, who did Bill and Jahren run gas samples for?
(a) Professor of Chemistry.
(b) Professor of Physics.
(c) Head graduate student.
(d) A group of graduate students.

4. In The Prologue, how much of the land on Earth used to be covered in forest?
(a) 1/2.
(b) 1/3.
(c) 2/3.
(d) 3/4.

5. In Part One: Chapter 4, what was Jahren's favorite job as an undergraduate in college?
(a) Hospital pharmacy.
(b) Camera person.
(c) Secretary.
(d) Proofreader.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the gorilla at Monkey Jungle who created crayon drawings?

2. In Part One: Chapter 7, to what does Jahren compare the cotyledons starting up photosynthesis?

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

4. In Part One: Chapter 2, when did the tree that the author remembered from her childhood die?

5. In Part One: Chapter 4, what type of car did Lydia say that a woman should never buy?

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