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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 4, how old did Jahren say that Claude was when he arrived at the blood bank?
(a) 28.
(b) 38.
(c) 31.
(d) 29.

2. At the end of Part Three: Chapter 4, what did BIll do?
(a) Dance.
(b) Exercise.
(c) Monologue.
(d) Sing.

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?
(a) 1997.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1999.

4. How old was Jahren in Part One: Chapter 10, when she became an assistant professor?
(a) 26.
(b) 27.
(c) 28.
(d) 25.

5. In Part Two: Chapter 4, when did Bill and Jahren take a group of five students to learn to characterize and map soil?
(a) Winter 1997.
(b) Spring 1997.
(c) Fall 1997.
(d) Summer 1997.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Two: Chapter 9, what can someone see who was in full-blown mania?

2. In Part Two: Chapter 3, what is the biggest enemy of plants?

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

4. In Part Three: Chapter 2, where did Jahren meet Ed, her favorite "academic uncle" (180) after not seeing him for a number of years?

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

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