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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 1, in the South, when will leaves begin to grow?
(a) March.
(b) January.
(c) February.
(d) April.

2. In Part One: Chapter 8, when did Jahren ask to access the x-ray diffraction lab?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1994.

3. In Part One: Chapter 6, how long did it take for lemons to ripen in a room flooded with ethylene gas?
(a) 10 hours.
(b) 15 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 24 hours.

4. In Part Two: Chapter 4, how much did Bill and Jahren pay to get their group into Monkey Jungle?
(a) $48.
(b) $33.
(c) $61.
(d) $57.

5. In Part Two: Chapter 5, how much money does Jahren say was available for curiosity-driven science?
(a) $7.3 billion.
(b) $8.1 billion.
(c) $6 million.
(d) $40 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Two: Chapter 5, how many One A Day vitamins would it take to provide the magnesium that a maple tree needs?

2. In Part Two: Chapter 12, where did a paleobotany professor collect the rocks that Jahrens helped unpack?

3. In Part Two: Chapter 6, where did the vast majority of vines found in North America that are invasive come from?

4. In Part One: Chapter 1, how far would Jahren and her father walk home after leaving his lab?

5. In Part Two: Chapter 2, who did Bill and Jahren run gas samples for?

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