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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 Three: Chapter 2, how much did Ed's old mass spectrometer probably weigh?
(a) At least a ton.
(b) 1,200 pounds.
(c) 700 pounds.
(d) About 500 pounds.

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

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

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

5. In Part Two: Chapter 10, where did Jahren get an edema from the poison ivy?
(a) Right temple.
(b) Back.
(c) Shoulder.
(d) Left calf.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 5, what tree does Jahren say has the deepest-growing roots?

2. In Part One: Chapter 1, when did the train pull away from the factory every evening?

3. In Part One: Chapter 10, what did Jahren do after exploding glass?

4. In Part One: Chapter 1, how long did Jahren's parents save to buy the house they lived in?

5. In Part One: Chapter 1, how much were the mass spectrometers that Jahren had worth?

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