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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapters 12-Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 1, how much were the mass spectrometers that Jahren had worth?
(a) $100,000.
(b) Half a million dollars.
(c) Quarter of a million dollars.
(d) $250,000.

2. In Part Three, Chapter 12, what time did Jahren get to the lab?
(a) 7:00 a.m.
(b) 10:00 a.m.
(c) 6:00 a.m.
(d) 7:30 a.m.

3. In Part One: Chapter 1, what did Jahren's mother study before she was married?
(a) Chemistry.
(b) Biology.
(c) Botany.
(d) Physics.

4. In Part One: Chapter 8, what was the topic for Jahren's Ph.D thesis?
(a) Hackberry tree.
(b) Hickory trees.
(c) Elm trees.
(d) Ash trees.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Three: Chapter 8, what did Jahren say was Clint's mother's occupation?

2. At the end of Part Three: Chapter 13, what author wrote that "life and love are like butter and do not keep" (269)?

3. In Part Three: Chapter 12, what was the name of Jahren's dog?

4. In Part Two: Chapter 3, what is the biggest enemy of plants?

5. In Part Two: Chapter 4, where would Bill sometimes give a monologue describing new colors found in soil?

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