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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 2, where did Bill and Jahren get old camping equipment for the lab?
(a) Goodwill.
(b) Salvation Army.
(c) Habitat for Humanity Restore.
(d) Arc Thrift Shop.

2. In Part Three: Chapter 10, what was the name of the new recruit that Jahren and Bill thought would be a good assistant?
(a) Bob.
(b) Josh.
(c) Dan.
(d) Pete.

3. In Part Two: Chapter 7, where did Bill live after he quit living in his van?
(a) A student office.
(b) In a locker room.
(c) On a park bench.
(d) In the lab.

4. In the Epilogue, when does Jahren say that a tree will get sick and need a tree doctor?
(a) 40 years.
(b) 20-30 years.
(c) 15-20 years.
(d) 25 years.

5. At the beginning of Part Three: Chapter 4, what was Jahren covered in?
(a) Pollen.
(b) Clay.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Leaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Three: Chapter 5, how does Jahren say that Magnolia, maple, dogwood, willow, cherry, and apple trees spread pollen?

2. In Part One: Chapter 4, how much money did Jahren waste when she removed a bottle from her workspace without sealing it?

3. In Part Two: Chapter 4, when Bill and Jahren took a group of students to map soil, what time did they eat dinner?

4. In Part One: Chapter 4, how old was the author when she first performed an experiment because she needed the money?

5. In The Prologue, how long does the average one-celled ocean plant live?

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