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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, where were Jahren and Clint married?
(a) California.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Baltimore.
(d) Norway.

2. 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) 4 quarts.
(b) About 3 12 ounce can of soda.
(c) 1 gallon.
(d) Less than 1 soda bottle.

3. In Part Three: Chapter 8, what did Jahren say was Clint's mother's occupation?
(a) Obstetrician.
(b) Surgeon.
(c) Neurologist.
(d) Obstetrician.

4. In Part Three: Chapter 1, how much protected forest is expected to be displaced during the next 40 years?
(a) Area the size of Connecticut.
(b) 250,000 acres.
(c) 100,000 acres.
(d) Area the size of Pennsylvania.

5. In Part Two: Chapter 10, who was driving when there was an accident with the van?
(a) Jahren.
(b) Bill.
(c) Noah.
(d) Teri.

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

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

8. 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) Every couple hours.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 4 hours.
(d) About every three hours.

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

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

11. At the beginning of Part Three: Chapter 4, what was Jahren covered in?
(a) Clay.
(b) Pollen.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Dirt.

12. 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) Pete.
(c) Dan.
(d) Bob.

13. In Part Three: Chapter 2, when did Ed begin his work on the ups and down of sea level over thousands of years?
(a) 1950s.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1955.

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

15. At the beginning of Part Two: Chapter 10, how long had Jahren been lying in bed crying?
(a) 24 hours.
(b) 30 hours.
(c) 36 hours.
(d) 48 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Two: Chapter 11, what town in Alaska does Jahren mention?

2. 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?

3. In Part Three: Chapter 10, what did Jahren hit when she was driving?

4. In Part Three: Chapter 8, how long could Jahren not take her medications when she was pregnant?

5. In Part Three: Chapter 12, during how many of the last years had the level of carbon dioxide increased in Earth's atmosphere?

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