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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part Two: Chapter 6, when did the vine kudzu arrive in Philadelphia?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1904.
(c) 1876.
(d) 1924.

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

3. In Part Three: Chapter 1, what city does Jahren say is the most tree-impoverished city on the East Coast?
(a) New York.
(b) Bar Harbor.
(c) Boston.
(d) Baltimore.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Two: Chapter 12, when would Jahren awaken at 2:30 a.m. and then get agitated because she could not get back to sleep?

2. In Part One: Chapter 1, how far would Jahren and her father walk home after leaving his 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 8, how many hours was Bill paid to work in Jahren's advisor's laboratory?

5. At the beginning of Part Two: Chapter 10, how long had Jahren been lying in bed crying?

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