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

2. In Part Two: Chapter 6, when did the vine kudzu arrive in Philadelphia?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1876.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1904.

3. In Part One: Chapter 6, how long did it take for lemons to ripen in a room flooded with ethylene gas?
(a) 15 hours.
(b) 24 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 10 hours.

4. In Part Two: Chapter 7, what color was Bill's hair?
(a) Brown.
(b) Salt and pepper.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

5. In Part Three: Chapter 1, how much protected forest is expected to be displaced during the next 40 years?
(a) 250,000 acres.
(b) Area the size of Pennsylvania.
(c) 100,000 acres.
(d) Area the size of Connecticut.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Two: Chapter 9, what can someone see who was in full-blown mania?

2. In Part One: Chapter 1, when were Jahren's parents married?

3. In Part One: Chapter 6, when did Jahren become the graduate student assistant instructor in the Central Valley of California?

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 1, how far would Jahren and her father walk home after leaving his lab?

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