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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 3, how long can a cherry seed wait to grow?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 100 years.
(d) 20 years.

2. In Part One: Chapter 4, what type of car did Lydia say that a woman should never buy?
(a) Chevrolet.
(b) Toyota.
(c) Ford.
(d) Dodge.

3. In Part Two: Chapter 7 when Bill was living in his van, at what time would he quit drinking liquids?
(a) 6 p.m.
(b) 9 p.m.
(c) 7:30 p.m.
(d) 8:00 p.m.

4. In Part Two: Chapter 1, how long will it take a tree to lose all of its leaves?
(a) A week.
(b) 11 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 8 days.

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

6. In Part One: Chapter 6, how long did it take for lemons to ripen in a room flooded with ethylene gas?
(a) 8 hours.
(b) 15 hours.
(c) 10 hours.
(d) 24 hours.

7. In Part One: Chapter 4, what was Jahren's favorite job as an undergraduate in college?
(a) Secretary.
(b) Proofreader.
(c) Camera person.
(d) Hospital pharmacy.

8. In Part Two: Chapter 4, where would Bill sometimes give a monologue describing new colors found in soil?
(a) A lecture hall.
(b) Jahren's lab.
(c) Rudolph's lab.
(d) Irish pubs.

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

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

11. In Part One: Chapter 1, when were Jahren's parents married?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1953.

12. In Part One: Chapter 10, how long did Jahren spend on her Ph.D?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 3 years.

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

14. In Part Two: Chapter 7, what was the name of an undergraduate lab assistant to worked for a summer at the Miami zoo?
(a) Amy.
(b) Lindsey.
(c) Megan.
(d) Karen.

15. In Part One: Chapter 1, what did Jahren's mother study before she was married?
(a) Biology.
(b) Botany.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Physics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Two: Chapter 3, what is the biggest enemy of plants?

2. What did Jahren discover that the powder from ground hackberry was in Part One: Chapter 8?

3. In Part Two: Chapter 2, who did Bill and Jahren run gas samples for?

4. In Part One: Chapter 4, where did Lydia say that her ex-husband lived?

5. In Part Two: Chapter 2, how much did Jahren say that she paid for her dog?

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