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

2. In Part One: Chapter 1, how long did Jahren's parents save to buy the house they lived in?
(a) 24 years.
(b) 18 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 22 years.

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

4. In Part One: Chapter 8, how many hours was Bill paid to work in Jahren's advisor's laboratory?
(a) 40.
(b) 10.
(c) 25.
(d) 20.

5. In Part One: Chapter 6, for how many weeks did Jahren and her students dig five to seven holes a day and stoop over them for hours?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 6, when did Jahren become the graduate student assistant instructor in the Central Valley of California?

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

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

4. In Part One: Chapter 8, what was the topic for Jahren's Ph.D thesis?

5. In Part One: Chapter 4, how much money did Jahren waste when she removed a bottle from her workspace without sealing it?

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