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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 Two: Chapter 5, during what months would a deciduous grow a canopy of leaves?
(a) March to July.
(b) April to July.
(c) April to June.
(d) March to August.

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

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

4. In Part One: Chapter 5, how much greater can the surface area of the taproot be than all of the leaves on a tree?
(a) 100 times.
(b) 75 times.
(c) 50 times.
(d) 150 times.

5. In Part One: Chapter 4, when did Sydney Ringer discover that he could make a dead frog's heart beat by bathing it in sugared saline?
(a) 1904.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1882.
(d) 1893.

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, how far was Jahren's hometown from the Iowa border?

3. In Part Two: Chapter 5, in Jahren's example of a maple tree, how much water would be required to absorb and evaporate to grow the leaves of the tree?

4. In Part Two: Chapter 6, where did the vast majority of vines found in North America that are invasive come from?

5. In Part Two: Chapter 7, where did Bill live after he quit living in his van?

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