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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 1, how many years did Jahren's father teach introductory physics and earth science?
(a) 42.
(b) 38.
(c) 34.
(d) 29.

2. In Part Two: Chapter 7, where did Bill hide his hair when he cut it off?
(a) Under the driver's seat of his van.
(b) Coffee can.
(c) Sweet gum tree.
(d) In a drawer in the lab.

3. In Part One: Chapter 4, how old was the author when she first performed an experiment because she needed the money?
(a) 20.
(b) 21.
(c) 19.
(d) 18.

4. In Part One: Chapter 1, how much were the mass spectrometers that Jahren had worth?
(a) Quarter of a million dollars.
(b) $250,000.
(c) Half a million dollars.
(d) $100,000.

5. In Part Two: Chapter 5, during what months would a deciduous grow a canopy of leaves?
(a) April to June.
(b) March to July.
(c) April to July.
(d) March to August.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 4, what was Jahren's favorite job as an undergraduate in college?

2. In Part Two: Chapter 2, how many McDonald's cheeseburgers did Bill buy when they were 25 cents a piece?

3. In Part Two: Chapter 2, how much would a new air compressor cost?

4. In Part One: Chapter 3, how long can a cherry seed wait to grow?

5. In Part One: Chapter 6, how long did it take for lemons to ripen in a room flooded with ethylene gas?

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