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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part Two: Chapter 1, how much did income tax collected increase in Georgia between the years 1990 and 2000?
(a) 40%
(b) 5%.
(c) Doubled.
(d) Tripled.

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

3. In the Prologue, how many times more life is on land than was in the ocean?
(a) 30.
(b) 600.
(c) 300.
(d) 150.

4. In Part One: Chapter 5, how much greater can the surface area of the taproot be than all of the leaves on a tree?
(a) 150 times.
(b) 50 times.
(c) 75 times.
(d) 100 times.

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

6. In Part One: Chapter 6, when did Jahren become the graduate student assistant instructor in the Central Valley of California?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1997.

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

8. In Part One: Chapter 4, how old did Jahren say that Claude was when he arrived at the blood bank?
(a) 38.
(b) 28.
(c) 31.
(d) 29.

9. In The Prologue, how long does the average one-celled ocean plant live?
(a) About 20 days.
(b) Around 8 days.
(c) 11 days.
(d) 3 days.

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

11. In Part One: Chapter 10, where did Jahren get a job after receiving her PhD?
(a) University of Michigan.
(b) Georgia Tech.
(c) University of Colorado.
(d) University of Iowa.

12. In Part One: Chapter 4, how much money did Jahren waste when she removed a bottle from her workspace without sealing it?
(a) About $1,500.
(b) At least $1,000.
(c) $625.
(d) $750.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 10, how large was Jahren's lab?

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

3. How tall will hackberry trees grow to be?

4. In Part Two: Chapter 1, in the South, when will leaves begin to grow?

5. In Part One: Chapter 8, how many seeds does a hackberry tree produce in its lifetime?

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