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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part Three: Chapter 12, how long did Bill curl up under his desk when he had a migraine?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 5 hours.
(c) 10 hours.
(d) 7 hours.

2. In Part Three: Chapter 1, what city does Jahren say is the most tree-impoverished city on the East Coast?
(a) New York.
(b) Boston.
(c) Baltimore.
(d) Bar Harbor.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Three: Chapter 2, to what temperature can pure water be "super-colled" (192) and still remain an ice-free liquid?

2. In Part Three: Chapter 10, what tree did Jahren's son spend 30 minutes daily hitting it with a baseball bat?

3. In Part Three: Chapter 9, how much earlier do seeds from trees in cold climates set buds?

4. In Part Three: Chapter 10, how many hours did Jahren and Bill spend collecting moss samples in Ireland?

5. At the end of Part Two: Chapter 12, where did Jahrens get jobs for herself and Bill?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part Three: Chapter 11, why did Jahren move to Hawaii with her family?

2. In Part Two: Chapter 11, what was the war between plants and insects that occurred in Washington in 1977 and what was the outcome?

3. In Part Two: Chapter 12, where was Jahren headed at the end of the chapter and with what?

4. In Part Two: Chapter 10, what was Sitka known for?

5. In Part Three: Chapter 2, what did Ed give Jahren?

6. What did Jahren decide about her ability to cope with a child after her son was born in Part Three: Chapter 8?

7. In Part Three: Chapter 3, what is hardening?

8. In Part Three: Chapter 1, what does Jahren say about Baltimore and trees?

9. In Part Two: Chapter 10, what did the van look like after it was wrecked during the trip to a conference in California?

10. In Part Three: Chapter 6, what was Clint's occupation, and how did he do his work?

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