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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 6, what did Jahren plan to name a horse if she ever had one?
(a) Flossie.
(b) Mags.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Chestnut.

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

3. In Part Two: Chapter 9, what can someone see who was in full-blown mania?
(a) Heaven.
(b) Other side of death.
(c) God.
(d) Devil.

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

5. What triggers hardening in trees?
(a) Shortening of the days.
(b) Colder nights.
(c) Colder days.
(d) Losing leaves.

6. At the end of Part Three: Chapter 4, what did BIll do?
(a) Monologue.
(b) Dance.
(c) Sing.
(d) Exercise.

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

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

9. In Part Three: Chapter 9, how much earlier do seeds from trees in cold climates set buds?
(a) 2-3 weeks.
(b) 2 months.
(c) A month.
(d) 1-2 weeks.

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

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

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

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

14. In Part Three: Chapter 12, how did Jahren go to her lab at the end of the chapter?
(a) Car.
(b) Motorcycle.
(c) Moped.
(d) Bicycle.

15. In Part Three: Chapter 4, what animal did Bill and Jahren see?
(a) Wolf.
(b) Fox.
(c) Moose.
(d) Hare.

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 9, what year did Jahren want to go back to at the end of the chapter?

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

4. In Part Two: Chapter 10, where did Jahren, BIll, and the students stay after the van crashed?

5. In Part Three: Chapter 2, how long does Jahren say that some trees endure frozen weather every year?

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