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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part Two: Chapter 2, what type of dog did Jahren have?
(a) German Shepherd.
(b) Black Lab.
(c) Chesapeake Bay retriever.
(d) Yellow Lab.

2. In Part Two: Chapter 4, where would Bill sometimes give a monologue describing new colors found in soil?
(a) Jahren's lab.
(b) Irish pubs.
(c) Rudolph's lab.
(d) A lecture hall.

3. In Part Two: Chapter 5, how many pounds of maple leaves contain enough sucrose to make three pecan pies?
(a) 45.
(b) 25.
(c) 40.
(d) 35.

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?
(a) Denver.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Los Angeles.

5. In Part Two: Chapter 8, how old is a barrel cactus be that is tall enough to touch your knee?
(a) About 7 years old.
(b) About 11 years old.
(c) About 15 years old.
(d) More than 25 years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Prologue, how many times more life is on land than was in the ocean?

2. In Part Three: Chapter 8, who did Jahren and Clint ride up the elevator to the maternity ward with?

3. In Part One: Chapter 1, what did Jahren's mother study before she was married?

4. In Part Three: Chapter 1, what city does Jahren say is the most tree-impoverished city on the East Coast?

5. At the beginning of Part Three: Chapter 4, what was Jahren covered in?

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