1. In Part One: Chapter 1, how many years did Jahren's father teach introductory physics and earth science?
(a) 42.
(b) 29.
(c) 34.
(d) 38.

2. At the beginning of Part Three: Chapter 4, what was Jahren covered in?
(a) Pollen.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Clay.

3. In Part One: Chapter 5, what tree does Jahren say has the deepest-growing roots?
(a) Birch tree.
(b) Oak tree.
(c) Maple tree.
(d) Acacia tree.

4. In Part One: Chapter 4, how old was the author when she first performed an experiment because she needed the money?
(a) 18.
(b) 21.
(c) 19.
(d) 20.

5. In Part Two: Chapter 4, when Bill and Jahren took a group of students to map soil, what time did they eat dinner?
(a) 3 a.m.
(b) 1 a.m.
(c) 9 p.m.
(d) 11 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Two: Chapter 5, in Jahren's example of a maple tree, how much water would be required to absorb and evaporate to grow the leaves of the tree?

2. In Part One: Chapter 8, how many seeds does a hackberry tree produce in its lifetime?

3. In Part Two: Chapter 10, where did Jahren get an edema from the poison ivy?

4. In Part Two: Chapter 5, how often must an academic scientist solicit a new contract with the federal government?

5. In Part Two: Chapter 11, what town in Alaska does Jahren mention?

(see the answer key)

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