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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. What triggers hardening in trees?
(a) Colder nights.
(b) Colder days.
(c) Losing leaves.
(d) Shortening of the days.

2. In Part Two: Chapter 9, what can someone see who was in full-blown mania?
(a) Other side of death.
(b) God.
(c) Devil.
(d) Heaven.

3. In Part One: Chapter 4, how long did Jahren work in a pharmacy?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 11 months.
(d) 9 months.

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

5. In the Epilogue, how many stumps have been created since 1990?
(a) 5 million.
(b) 11 billion.
(c) 3 million.
(d) 8 billion.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Three: Chapter 10, what was the name of the new recruit that Jahren and Bill thought would be a good assistant?

2. In Part Three: Chapter 12, how often were photos taken of the radish plants?

3. In Part One: Chapter 4, how long had Lydia been working 60 hours a week?

4. When Jahren was an undergraduate at the University of Minnesota, how many jobs did she hold in Part One: Chapter 4?

5. In Part Two: Chapter 2, how much would a new air compressor cost?

(see the answer key)

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