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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 8, how much did Jahren's baby weigh when he was born?
(a) 7.4 pounds.
(b) 9 pounds.
(c) 6 pounds.
(d) 8.3 pounds.

2. In Part Three: Chapter 5, how does Jahren say that Magnolia, maple, dogwood, willow, cherry, and apple trees spread pollen?
(a) Bees.
(b) Flies and beetles.
(c) Wind.
(d) Birds.

3. In Part Two: Chapter 2, what type of dog did Jahren have?
(a) German Shepherd.
(b) Yellow Lab.
(c) Chesapeake Bay retriever.
(d) Black Lab.

4. In Part Three: Chapter 14, what was the name of the young man who supervised the sweet potato experiment?
(a) Matt.
(b) Alex.
(c) Jon.
(d) Andrew.

5. In Part Two: Chapter 11, what town in Alaska does Jahren mention?
(a) Tenakee Springs.
(b) Juneau.
(c) Sitka.
(d) Gustavus.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Jahren in Part One: Chapter 10, when she became an assistant professor?

2. In Part Three: Chapter 12, during how many of the last years had the level of carbon dioxide increased in Earth's atmosphere?

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

4. In Part Three, Chapter 12, what time did Jahren get to the lab?

5. In Part One: Chapter 2, what type of tree did the author remember from her childhood?

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