View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part Two: Chapter 10, where did Jahren get an edema from the poison ivy?
(a) Left calf.
(b) Shoulder.
(c) Right temple.
(d) Back.

2. In Part Two: Chapter 10, how long did Jahren think it would take to drive to California?
(a) 55 hours.
(b) 50 hours.
(c) 60 hours.
(d) 65 hours.

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

4. In Part Three: Chapter 14, what was the name of the young man who supervised the sweet potato experiment?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Matt.
(c) Alex.
(d) Jon.

5. In Part Three: Chapter 12, how many radish plants had been growing for 21 days?
(a) 90.
(b) 70.
(c) 60.
(d) 80.

6. In Part Two: Chapter 10, how many times had Jahren already traveled the same places and run into poison ivy?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

7. In Part Three: Chapter 10, what tree did Jahren's son spend 30 minutes daily hitting it with a baseball bat?
(a) Banana tree.
(b) Almond tree.
(c) Jacaranda.
(d) Foxtail palm.

8. When was the Alaska Purchase?
(a) 1873.
(b) 1881.
(c) 1864.
(d) 1867.

9. In Part Three: Chapter 12, how often were photos taken of the radish plants?
(a) 10 seconds.
(b) 15 seconds.
(c) 25 seconds.
(d) 20 seconds.

10. In Part Two: Chapter 10, where was Jahren traveling when she ran into poison ivy?
(a) Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
(b) Georgia, Florida, and Alabama.
(c) Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina.
(d) Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

11. In Part Three: Chapter 10, where did Jahren and her husband go the year her son started school?
(a) Finland.
(b) Norway.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Sweden.

12. In Part Three: Chapter 8, what did Jahren throw when she was told she could no longer go to her lab while she was on medical leave?
(a) Pencils and pens.
(b) Paperweight.
(c) Coffee cup.
(d) Book.

13. In Part Three: Chapter 10, how many spruce seeds would Jahren use to test tree memory?
(a) 125.
(b) 100.
(c) 75.
(d) 55.

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

15. In Part Three: Chapter 12, what did Jahren's son say he was going to be when he grew up?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Football player.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Major-league baseball player.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Part Three: Chapter 4, what animal did Bill and Jahren see?

3. In Part Three: Chapter 8, who did Jahren and Clint ride up the elevator to the maternity ward with?

4. In Part Three: Chapter 6, what was Clint's field of study?

5. In Part Three: Chapter 9, how many days would it take to drive from Miami to Los Angeles on Interstate 10?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 409 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample