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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part Three: Chapter 10, what was the name of the new recruit that Jahren and Bill thought would be a good assistant?
(a) Josh.
(b) Bob.
(c) Pete.
(d) Dan.

2. In Part Three: Chapter 6, how old was Jahren when she met Clint?
(a) 30.
(b) 32.
(c) 33.
(d) 31.

3. How much did it cost the United States to purchase Alaska?
(a) $3 million.
(b) $9 million.
(c) $7 million.
(d) $5 million.

4. In Part Three: Chapter 8, how often would a doctor and group of medical students come to Jahren's room in the maternity ward?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 4 hours.
(c) About every three hours.
(d) Every couple hours.

5. In Part Two: Chapter 10, where did Jahren, BIll, and the students stay after the van crashed?
(a) Budget Inn.
(b) Motel 6.
(c) Comfort Inn.
(d) Super 8.

6. In Part Three: Chapter 2, what was the name of the guy who custom-made most of the instruments in Ed's lab?
(a) Peter.
(b) William.
(c) Dietrich.
(d) Henrik.

7. In Part Three: Chapter 4, how many weeks did Jahren, Bill, and the paleontologists spend exhuming fossil trees?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

8. In Part Three: Chapter 10, how many hours did Jahren and Bill spend collecting moss samples in Ireland?
(a) 60.
(b) 70.
(c) 55.
(d) 45.

9. In Part Three: Chapter 14, what did Bill take Jahren outside to see?
(a) Double rainbow.
(b) Altocumulus clouds.
(c) Lenticular clouds.
(d) Sun dog.

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

11. In Part Two: Chapter 11, what town in Alaska does Jahren mention?
(a) Gustavus.
(b) Juneau.
(c) Tenakee Springs.
(d) Sitka.

12. In Part Three: Chapter 8, who did Jahren and Clint ride up the elevator to the maternity ward with?
(a) A nurse.
(b) An older woman.
(c) An elderly man.
(d) A physician.

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

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

15. In Part Three: Chapter 7, what plant has a lazy-S development?
(a) Monterey pine.
(b) Norway spruce.
(c) Corn.
(d) Wheat.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Three: Chapter 1, what city does Jahren say is the most tree-impoverished city on the East Coast?

2. In Part Two: Chapter 10, where did Jahren get an edema from the poison ivy?

3. In Part Three: Chapter 2, where were Jahren and Bill driving from?

4. In Part Three: Chapter 4, how many people were in Bill and Jahren's group of scientists?

5. In Part Three: Chapter 8, how much time did Jahren have for her obstetric appointments with her doctor?

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