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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 One: Chapter 3, how long can a cherry seed wait to grow?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 100 years.

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

3. In Part One: Chapter 2, what type of tree did the author remember from her childhood?
(a) Maple.
(b) Birch.
(c) Spruce.
(d) Weeping willow.

4. In Part One: Chapter 1, when did the train pull away from the factory every evening?
(a) 8:23.
(b) 8:09.
(c) 7:15.
(d) 6:13.

5. When would Jahren and her mother plant their garden every year?
(a) May 15.
(b) May 10.
(c) May 1.
(d) May 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Prologue, how much of the land on Earth used to be covered in forest?

2. In Part One: Chapter 9, what tree does Jahren describe that was found in Honolulu at Manoa Road and Oahu Avenue?

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

4. In Part Two: Chapter 2, how much would the analyses that Bill and Jahren did for free have cost if ordered commercially?

5. When Jahren was an undergraduate at the University of Minnesota, how many jobs did she hold in Part One: Chapter 4?

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