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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what states did Jahren study hackberry trees in Part One: Chapter 8?
(a) Minnesota and South Dakota.
(b) California and Nevada.
(c) North Dakota and South Dakota.
(d) Michigan and Wisconsin.

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

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

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

5. In Part Two: Chapter 5, how many One A Day vitamins would it take to provide the magnesium that a maple tree needs?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 11.
(d) 14.

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) 10 hours.
(c) 24 hours.
(d) 15 hours.

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

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

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

10. In Part One: Chapter 7, to what does Jahren compare the cotyledons starting up photosynthesis?
(a) Jump starting a truck.
(b) A cook mixing batter.
(c) Starting a campfire.
(d) An old car starting on a winter morning.

11. 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) 8:00 p.m.
(c) 7:30 p.m.
(d) 9 p.m.

12. In Part One: Chapter 4, how long had Lydia been working 60 hours a week?
(a) About 15 years.
(b) 24 years.
(c) 21 years.
(d) Almost 20 years.

13. In Part Two: Chapter 4, when did Bill and Jahren take a group of five students to learn to characterize and map soil?
(a) Winter 1997.
(b) Spring 1997.
(c) Fall 1997.
(d) Summer 1997.

14. In Part One: Chapter 8, when would Jahren access the x-ray diffraction lab?
(a) Dawn.
(b) 6 p.m.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 10 a.m.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 1, how many years did Jahren's father teach introductory physics and earth science?

2. In Part Two: Chapter 5, during what months would a deciduous grow a canopy of leaves?

3. In Part One: Chapter 1, where did Jahren's great-grandparents come from?

4. In Part Two: Chapter 5, how many pounds of maple leaves contain enough sucrose to make three pecan pies?

5. In Part One: Chapter 1, where did Jahren get a scholarship to attend college?

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