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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 1, how often is a Pennsylvania-sized area of forest converted to city?
(a) About every 6 years.
(b) Every 5 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 3 years.

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

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

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

5. In Part Three: Chapter 2, how much did Ed's old mass spectrometer probably weigh?
(a) About 500 pounds.
(b) 700 pounds.
(c) 1,200 pounds.
(d) At least a ton.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Part Three: Chapter 13, what author wrote that "life and love are like butter and do not keep" (269)?

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

3. 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?

4. In the Epilogue, when does Jahren say that a tree will get sick and need a tree doctor?

5. In Part Three: Chapter 14, what was the name of the young man who supervised the sweet potato experiment?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part Three: Chapter 10, how would Jahren and BIll test new recruits to see if they would work out in the lab?

2. In Part Three: Chapter 10, what does Jahren say about being a scientist after her son was born?

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

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

5. In Part 3: Chapter 14, what does Jahren say about science and being an ant?

6. In Part Three: Chapter 10, why did Jahren like being in Norway?

7. In Part Three: Chapter 9, what does Jahren say about cells and water?

8. In Part Three: Chapter 13, what demands does Jahren say that a tree has?

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

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

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