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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 5, how many pounds of maple leaves contain enough sucrose to make three pecan pies?
(a) 40.
(b) 35.
(c) 45.
(d) 25.

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

3. In Part Two: Chapter 6, how long can a kudzu vine grow?
(a) 210 feet.
(b) 60 feet.
(c) 100 feet.
(d) 80 feet.

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

5. In Part Two: Chapter 2, how many McDonald's cheeseburgers did Bill buy when they were 25 cents a piece?
(a) 40 or so.
(b) 25.
(c) 60.
(d) About 50.

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

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

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

9. In Part Two: Chapter 4, what type of monkeys groomed each other at the Monkey Jungle?
(a) Diana.
(b) Gibbon.
(c) Tamarin.
(d) Howler.

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

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

12. In Part Two: Chapter 3, what is the biggest enemy of plants?
(a) Fungi.
(b) Man.
(c) Fire.
(d) Insects.

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

14. In Part One: Chapter 4, how much blood did Claude have to dispose of at the end of his shift?
(a) 4-5 pints.
(b) 6-7 gallons.
(c) Gallons and gallons.
(d) A few pints.

15. In Part One: Chapter 1, how far was Jahren's hometown from the Iowa border?
(a) 5 miles.
(b) 60 miles.
(c) 25 miles.
(d) 100 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Two: Chapter 7, how long was Jahren's commute from the place she rented to the university?

2. In Part One: Chapter 1, how long did Jahren's parents save to buy the house they lived in?

3. In Part One: Chapter 4, how long did Jahren work in a pharmacy?

4. In Part One: Chapter 7, to what does Jahren compare the cotyledons starting up photosynthesis?

5. In Part Two: Chapter 6, where did the vast majority of vines found in North America that are invasive come from?

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