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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 9, what year did Jahren want to go back to at the end of the chapter?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1997.
(d) 1998.

2. In Part Two: Chapter 7, how long did Bill's van have to cool down in order to start it?
(a) 90 minutes.
(b) At least 3 hours.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) About 2 hours.

3. In Part One: Chapter 4, how much blood did Claude have to dispose of at the end of his shift?
(a) 4-5 pints.
(b) A few pints.
(c) 6-7 gallons.
(d) Gallons and gallons.

4. In The Prologue, how long does the average one-celled ocean plant live?
(a) 3 days.
(b) About 20 days.
(c) Around 8 days.
(d) 11 days.

5. In Part One: Chapter 3, how long can a cherry seed wait to grow?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 100 years.
(d) 30 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 8, what was the topic for Jahren's Ph.D thesis?

2. In Part Three: Chapter 2, how long does Jahren say that some trees endure frozen weather every year?

3. In Part Two: Chapter 2, how much would a new air compressor cost?

4. How tall will hackberry trees grow to be?

5. In Part One: Chapter 4, where did Lydia say that her ex-husband lived?

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