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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 often were photos taken of the radish plants?
(a) 25 seconds.
(b) 15 seconds.
(c) 20 seconds.
(d) 10 seconds.

2. In Part Three: Chapter 5, how does Jahren say that Magnolia, maple, dogwood, willow, cherry, and apple trees spread pollen?
(a) Wind.
(b) Bees.
(c) Birds.
(d) Flies and beetles.

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

4. In Part Three: Chapter 10, how old was Bill's father when he died?
(a) 76.
(b) 89.
(c) 95.
(d) 68.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Part Two: Chapter 10, where did Jahren get an edema from the poison ivy?

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 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?

5. In Part Three: Chapter 6, where were Jahren and Clint married?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Part Three: Chapter 10, what is discussed about tree memory?

4. In Part Three: Chapter 5, how does Jahren explain that some trees spread their pollen?

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

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

7. In Part Three: Chapter 6, how did Jahren and Clint meet and start dating?

8. In Part Three: Chapter 4, where were Bill and Jahren spending the summer?

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

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