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

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

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

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

5. In Part One: Chapter 4, what type of car did Lydia say that a woman should never buy?
(a) Dodge.
(b) Chevrolet.
(c) Ford.
(d) Toyota.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 1, when were Jahren's parents married?

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

3. In Part Two: Chapter 6, when did the vine kudzu arrive in Philadelphia?

4. In Part One: Chapter 10, what did Jahren do after exploding glass?

5. What did Jahren discover that the powder from ground hackberry was in Part One: Chapter 8?

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