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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 11, when was there a war between species in Sitka, Alaska?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1980s.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1990s.

2. In Part Three: Chapter 2, where were Jahren and Bill driving from?
(a) Cincinnati.
(b) Indianapolis.
(c) Ann Arbor.
(d) Peoria.

3. In Part Three: Chapter 10, when were the seeds collected that Jahren used to test tree memory?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1990.

4. In Part Three: Chapter 8, what was the name of head of Jahren's department?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Wyatt.
(c) Walter.
(d) Richard.

5. In Part Three: Chapter 2, where did Jahren meet Ed, her favorite "academic uncle" (180) after not seeing him for a number of years?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Denver.

6. In Part Three: Chapter 10, where did Jahren tell Bill to meet her?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Norway.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Germany.

7. In Part Three: Chapter 9, if all the water on Earth was an Olympic-sized swimming pool, what would the amount available to plants be comparable to?
(a) About 3 12 ounce can of soda.
(b) Less than 1 soda bottle.
(c) 4 quarts.
(d) 1 gallon.

8. In Part Three: Chapter 12, what grade was Jahren's son in?
(a) Third.
(b) Second.
(c) First.
(d) Fourth.

9. In Part Three: Chapter 8, how much did Jahren's baby weigh when he was born?
(a) 8.3 pounds.
(b) 7.4 pounds.
(c) 9 pounds.
(d) 6 pounds.

10. In Part Three: Chapter 2, how much did Ed's old mass spectrometer probably weigh?
(a) 700 pounds.
(b) About 500 pounds.
(c) 1,200 pounds.
(d) At least a ton.

11. In Part Three: Chapter 8, how much time did Jahren have for her obstetric appointments with her doctor?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 12 minutes.

12. In Part Three: Chapter 10, of the million seeds dropped on Earth every year, what percent will begin to grow?
(a) 45.
(b) 15.
(c) 5.
(d) 30.

13. In Part Three: Chapter 14, until when did Bill and Jahren have funding?
(a) Spring 2016.
(b) Winter 2016.
(c) Summer 2016.
(d) Fall 2016.

14. In Part Two: Chapter 10, as Jahren and the others drove toward Rock Springs, Wyoming, how many words did Jahren realize she had spoken during the trip?
(a) 11.
(b) 3.
(c) 9.
(d) None.

15. In Part Two: Chapter 12, what did Jahren nickname one of her master's students who kept getting D-minuses?
(a) Patty.
(b) Debbie.
(c) Marcie.
(d) Maggie.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Three: Chapter 1, how often is a Pennsylvania-sized area of forest converted to city?

2. In Part Three: Chapter 4, how far could Jahren see because the air was so clear?

3. In Part Three: Chapter 7, what plant has a lazy-S development?

4. In Part Three: Chapter 1, how much protected forest is expected to be displaced during the next 40 years?

5. How long did it take a huge team of students to harvest the sweet potatoes for the experiment in Part Three: Chapter 14?

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