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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 12, what time did Jahren get to the lab?
(a) 6:00 a.m.
(b) 7:30 a.m.
(c) 10:00 a.m.
(d) 7:00 a.m.

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

3. In Part Two: Chapter 12, where did a paleobotany professor collect the rocks that Jahrens helped unpack?
(a) Bogota, Colombia.
(b) Caracas, Venezuela.
(c) Montevideo, Uruguay.
(d) Santiago, Chili.

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

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

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

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

8. In Part Three: Chapter 6, where were Jahren and Clint married?
(a) Norway.
(b) California.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) Baltimore.

9. In Part Three: Chapter 5, how does Jahren say that Magnolia, maple, dogwood, willow, cherry, and apple trees spread pollen?
(a) Bees.
(b) Flies and beetles.
(c) Birds.
(d) Wind.

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

11. 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) Denver.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Dallas.

12. In Part Three: Chapter 10, how old was Bill's father when he died?
(a) 76.
(b) 89.
(c) 68.
(d) 95.

13. In Part Three: Chapter 4, how far could Jahren see because the air was so clear?
(a) 10 miles or more.
(b) 4 miles.
(c) About 12 miles.
(d) 8 miles.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Three: Chapter 8, what did Jahren say was Clint's mother's occupation?

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

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

4. What triggers hardening in trees?

5. In Part Three: Chapter 11, when did Jahren and her family move to Hawaii?

(see the answer keys)

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