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

2. In Part Two: Chapter 2, how much did Jahren say that she paid for her dog?
(a) $60.
(b) $25.
(c) $30.
(d) $50.

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

4. In Part One: Chapter 5, how much greater can the surface area of the taproot be than all of the leaves on a tree?
(a) 150 times.
(b) 50 times.
(c) 75 times.
(d) 100 times.

5. In Part Two: Chapter 7, what type of vehicle did Jahren purchase when a "check engine" (131) light came on in the first car she ever owned?
(a) Ford.
(b) Chevy.
(c) Subaru.
(d) Jeep.

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Prologue, how long does the average one-celled ocean plant live?

2. How tall will hackberry trees grow to be?

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

4. In Part One: Chapter 8, how many hours was Bill paid to work in Jahren's advisor's laboratory?

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

(see the answer key)

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