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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) 28.
(b) 27.
(c) 26.
(d) 25.

2. In Part Two: Chapter 1, how long will it take a tree to lose all of its leaves?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 11 days.
(c) 8 days.
(d) A week.

3. In Part Two: Chapter 4, when did Bill and Jahren take a group of five students to learn to characterize and map soil?
(a) Fall 1997.
(b) Spring 1997.
(c) Summer 1997.
(d) Winter 1997.

4. In Part One: Chapter 4, how old did Jahren say that Claude was when he arrived at the blood bank?
(a) 38.
(b) 29.
(c) 28.
(d) 31.

5. In Part One: Chapter 1, how far would Jahren and her father walk home after leaving his lab?
(a) 8 blocks.
(b) 12 blocks.
(c) 1/2 mile.
(d) 2 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall will hackberry trees grow to be?

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

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

4. In Part Two: Chapter 3, what is the biggest enemy of plants?

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

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