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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) Denmark.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Finland.

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

3. 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.

4. 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) Megan.
(c) Karen.
(d) Lindsey.

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

6. In Part Two: Chapter 5, during what months would a deciduous grow a canopy of leaves?
(a) April to July.
(b) March to August.
(c) March to July.
(d) April to June.

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

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

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

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

11. In Part One: Chapter 4, when did Sydney Ringer discover that he could make a dead frog's heart beat by bathing it in sugared saline?
(a) 1893.
(b) 1882.
(c) 1904.
(d) 1908.

12. In Part Two: Chapter 5, how often must an academic scientist solicit a new contract with the federal government?
(a) Every 36 months.
(b) About every 4 years.
(c) Every 48 months.
(d) Every 3 years.

13. How old was Jahren in Part One: Chapter 10, when she became an assistant professor?
(a) 25.
(b) 28.
(c) 26.
(d) 27.

14. How tall will hackberry trees grow to be?
(a) 30 feet tall.
(b) 40 feet tall.
(c) 25 feet tall.
(d) 60 feet tall.

15. In Part One: Chapter 1, where did Jahren get a scholarship to attend college?
(a) Winona State University.
(b) Minnesota State.
(c) Southwest Minnesota State University.
(d) University of Minnesota.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 1, how far would Jahren and her father walk home after leaving his lab?

2. In Part One: Chapter 10, what did Jahren do after exploding glass?

3. In Part Two: Chapter 4, where did Bill and Jahren take a group of students to map soil?

4. In Part One: Chapter 10, where did Jahren get a job after receiving her PhD?

5. In Part One: Chapter 4, how much money did Jahren waste when she removed a bottle from her workspace without sealing it?

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