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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 10, how long did Jahren spend on her Ph.D?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 5 years.

2. In Part One: Chapter 1, where did Jahren's great-grandparents come from?
(a) Norway.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Finland.

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

4. In Part One: Chapter 10, where did Jahren get a job after receiving her PhD?
(a) Georgia Tech.
(b) University of Michigan.
(c) University of Colorado.
(d) University of Iowa.

5. In Part One: Chapter 8, how many seeds does a hackberry tree produce in its lifetime?
(a) Thousands.
(b) Millions.
(c) Hundreds of thousands.
(d) Several million.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 8, when did Jahren say that the insects that cause Dutch Elm disease came to the U.S.?

2. In Part Two: Chapter 1, in the South, when will leaves begin to grow?

3. In Part Two: Chapter 4, where would Bill sometimes give a monologue describing new colors found in soil?

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

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

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