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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 Three: Chapter 4, where were Bill and Jahren spending the summer?
(a) Alaska.
(b) Oregon.
(c) Canada.
(d) Washington.

2. In Part Two: Chapter 4, where did Bill and Jahren take a group of students to map soil?
(a) Atkinson County.
(b) Gwinnett County.
(c) Decatur County.
(d) Baker County.

3. When Jahren was an undergraduate at the University of Minnesota, how many jobs did she hold in Part One: Chapter 4?
(a) 14.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 2.

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

5. In Part Two: Chapter 2, how much would a new air compressor cost?
(a) $750.
(b) $500.
(c) $1,200.
(d) $1,500.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Three: Chapter 8, who did Jahren and Clint ride up the elevator to the maternity ward with?

2. In Part One: Chapter 8, what was the topic for Jahren's Ph.D thesis?

3. In Part Three: Chapter 8, how often would a doctor and group of medical students come to Jahren's room in the maternity ward?

4. In Part Three: Chapter 10, of the million seeds dropped on Earth every year, what percent will begin to grow?

5. In Part Two: Chapter 10, who was driving when there was an accident with the van?

(see the answer key)

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