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

2. In Part One: Chapter 6, for how many weeks did Jahren and her students dig five to seven holes a day and stoop over them for hours?
(a) 6.
(b) 9.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

3. In Part Two: Chapter 10, how many times had Jahren already traveled the same places and run into poison ivy?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

4. In Part Three: Chapter 6, what was Clint's field of study?
(a) Chemistry.
(b) Physics.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Agronomy.

5. In Part Two: Chapter 4, when did Bill and Jahren take a group of five students to learn to characterize and map soil?
(a) Spring 1997.
(b) Fall 1997.
(c) Summer 1997.
(d) Winter 1997.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 8, when would Jahren access the x-ray diffraction lab?

2. In Part One: Chapter 10, where did Jahren get a job after receiving her PhD?

3. In Part Three: Chapter 8, how much did Jahren's baby weigh when he was born?

4. In Part Two: Chapter 12, when would Jahren awaken at 2:30 a.m. and then get agitated because she could not get back to sleep?

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

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