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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 One: Chapter 7, to what does Jahren compare the cotyledons starting up photosynthesis?
(a) A cook mixing batter.
(b) An old car starting on a winter morning.
(c) Jump starting a truck.
(d) Starting a campfire.

2. In Part One: Chapter 10, where did Jahren get a job after receiving her PhD?
(a) University of Iowa.
(b) Georgia Tech.
(c) University of Colorado.
(d) University of Michigan.

3. How tall will hackberry trees grow to be?
(a) 60 feet tall.
(b) 25 feet tall.
(c) 40 feet tall.
(d) 30 feet tall.

4. What was the name of the gorilla at Monkey Jungle who created crayon drawings?
(a) Goliath.
(b) Duke.
(c) King.
(d) Bongo.

5. In Part One: Chapter 1, where did Jahren get a scholarship to attend college?
(a) University of Minnesota.
(b) Minnesota State.
(c) Winona State University.
(d) Southwest Minnesota State University.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Part Two: Chapter 7, what was the name of an undergraduate lab assistant to worked for a summer at the Miami zoo?

3. 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?

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

5. In Part One: Chapter 4, how much blood did Claude have to dispose of at the end of his shift?

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