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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 8, how old is a barrel cactus be that is tall enough to touch your knee?
(a) About 7 years old.
(b) About 15 years old.
(c) About 11 years old.
(d) More than 25 years old.

2. In Part Three: Chapter 6, what was Clint's field of study?
(a) Chemistry.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Physics.
(d) Agronomy.

3. In Part One: Chapter 1, how far would Jahren and her father walk home after leaving his lab?
(a) 12 blocks.
(b) 2 miles.
(c) 8 blocks.
(d) 1/2 mile.

4. In Part Three: Chapter 6, what did Jahren plan to name a horse if she ever had one?
(a) Chestnut.
(b) Flossie.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Mags.

5. In Part One: Chapter 1, where did Jahren's great-grandparents come from?
(a) Denmark.
(b) Finland.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Norway.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 8, in 1995, where did Jahren study hackberry trees?

2. In Part Two: Chapter 9, what year did Jahren want to go back to at the end of the chapter?

3. In Part One: Chapter 8, when did Jahren ask to access the x-ray diffraction lab?

4. In Part Two: Chapter 12, what did Jahren nickname one of her master's students who kept getting D-minuses?

5. In Part Two: Chapter 2, where did Bill and Jahren get old camping equipment for the lab?

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