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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, where did Jahren shop for groceries and lunch?
(a) KTA Super Stores.
(b) Foodland.
(c) Whole Foods.
(d) Save-A-Lot.

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

3. In Part Three: Chapter 12, during how many of the last years had the level of carbon dioxide increased in Earth's atmosphere?
(a) About 65.
(b) 30.
(c) 45.
(d) 50 odd.

4. 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) Coffee cup.
(b) Paperweight.
(c) Pencils and pens.
(d) Book.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Part Three: Chapter 6, what was Clint's field of study?

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

5. In Part Three: Chapter 9, how many days would it take to drive from Miami to Los Angeles on Interstate 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Part Three: Chapter 4, what were Bill and Jahren studying?

4. In Part Three: Chapter 7, what type of growth curve did scientists discover in 1879 that corn had?

5. In Part Three: Chapter 12, what is unusual about C-6?

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

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

8. In Part Two: Chapter 10, how did Jahren get poison ivy, and what were the side effects?

9. In Part Three: Chapter 2, who was Ed and what did he study?

10. In Part Two: Chapter 9, how does Jahren describe full-blown mania?

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