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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 4, how long had Lydia been working 60 hours a week?
(a) Almost 20 years.
(b) 24 years.
(c) 21 years.
(d) About 15 years.

2. In Part One: Chapter 10, how large was Jahren's lab?
(a) About 1,000 square feet.
(b) About 600 square feet.
(c) About 1,500 square feet.
(d) About 800 square feet.

3. In Part Two: Chapter 4, when Bill and Jahren took a group of students to map soil, what time did they eat dinner?
(a) 11 p.m.
(b) 3 a.m.
(c) 9 p.m.
(d) 1 a.m.

4. In Part Two: Chapter 7, how long was Jahren's commute from the place she rented to the university?
(a) 55 minutes.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) 35 minutes.
(d) 45 minutes.

5. In Part One: Chapter 4, where did Lydia say that her ex-husband lived?
(a) Iowa.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) North Dakota.
(d) South Dakota.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Part One: Chapter 8, when would Jahren access the x-ray diffraction lab?

3. In Part One: Chapter 8, when did Jahren say that the insects that cause Dutch Elm disease came to the U.S.?

4. In Part One: Chapter 4, how long did Jahren work in a pharmacy?

5. In Part Two: Chapter 8, how old is a barrel cactus be that is tall enough to touch your knee?

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