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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 4, where would Bill sometimes give a monologue describing new colors found in soil?
(a) A lecture hall.
(b) Jahren's lab.
(c) Rudolph's lab.
(d) Irish pubs.

2. In Part Two: Chapter 7, how long did Bill's van have to cool down in order to start it?
(a) About 2 hours.
(b) 90 minutes.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) At least 3 hours.

3. In Part One: Chapter 6, how long did it take for lemons to ripen in a room flooded with ethylene gas?
(a) 24 hours.
(b) 8 hours.
(c) 10 hours.
(d) 15 hours.

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

5. In Part Two: Chapter 7 when Bill was living in his van, at what time would he quit drinking liquids?
(a) 9 p.m.
(b) 6 p.m.
(c) 8:00 p.m.
(d) 7:30 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 2009, how long had Jahren been a professor?

2. In Part Two: Chapter 5, how many One A Day vitamins would it take to provide the magnesium that a maple tree needs?

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

4. In Part Two: Chapter 4, how much did Bill and Jahren pay to get their group into Monkey Jungle?

5. In Part One: Chapter 5, how much greater can the surface area of the taproot be than all of the leaves on a tree?

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