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

2. In Part Two: Chapter 7, what type of vehicle did Jahren purchase when a "check engine" (131) light came on in the first car she ever owned?
(a) Chevy.
(b) Subaru.
(c) Ford.
(d) Jeep.

3. In Part One: Chapter 10, what did Jahren do after exploding glass?
(a) Dig her fingers into her palms.
(b) Scratch her arms.
(c) Chew her knuckles.
(d) Bite her nails.

4. In Part One: Chapter 8, when did Jahren ask to access the x-ray diffraction lab?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1993.

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

6. In Part Two: Chapter 1, in the South, when will leaves begin to grow?
(a) January.
(b) February.
(c) April.
(d) March.

7. In Part Two: Chapter 2, how much would the analyses that Bill and Jahren did for free have cost if ordered commercially?
(a) $25.
(b) $50.
(c) $30.
(d) $75.

8. In 2009, how long had Jahren been a professor?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 14 years.
(c) 16 years.
(d) 17 years.

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

10. In Part One: Chapter 8, what was the topic for Jahren's Ph.D thesis?
(a) Hickory trees.
(b) Hackberry tree.
(c) Elm trees.
(d) Ash trees.

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

12. In Part Two: Chapter 7, how long did Bill's van have to cool down in order to start it?
(a) About 2 hours.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 90 minutes.
(d) At least 3 hours.

13. In Part One: Chapter 5, what tree does Jahren say has the deepest-growing roots?
(a) Acacia tree.
(b) Birch tree.
(c) Oak tree.
(d) Maple tree.

14. In Part One: Chapter 8, how many seeds does a hackberry tree produce in its lifetime?
(a) Thousands.
(b) Several million.
(c) Hundreds of thousands.
(d) Millions.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Part Two: Chapter 7 when Bill was living in his van, at what time would he quit drinking liquids?

4. In Part Two: Chapter 5, how much money does Jahren say was available for curiosity-driven science?

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

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