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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part Two: Chapter 2, where did Bill and Jahren get old camping equipment for the lab?
(a) Habitat for Humanity Restore.
(b) Arc Thrift Shop.
(c) Salvation Army.
(d) Goodwill.

2. In the Prologue, how many times more life is on land than was in the ocean?
(a) 600.
(b) 150.
(c) 300.
(d) 30.

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

4. In Part One: Chapter 4, how much money did Jahren waste when she removed a bottle from her workspace without sealing it?
(a) $750.
(b) At least $1,000.
(c) $625.
(d) About $1,500.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Part Two: Chapter 7, what color was Bill's hair?

3. In Part One: Chapter 11, how long will a willow grow?

4. In Part One: Chapter 4, how old did Jahren say that Claude was when he arrived at the blood bank?

5. In Part One: Chapter 1, how long did Jahren's parents save to buy the house they lived in?

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