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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Part Two: Chapter 4, where would Bill sometimes give a monologue describing new colors found in soil?
2. In Part Two: Chapter 4, where did Bill and Jahren take a group of students to map soil?
3. In Part Two: Chapter 5, how many One A Day vitamins would it take to provide the magnesium that a maple tree needs?
4. In Part One: Chapter 4, how long did Jahren work in a pharmacy?
5. In Part Two: Chapter 7, how long was Jahren's commute from the place she rented to the university?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part One: Chapter 1, why did the author's mother have to quit college?
2. In Part One: Chapter 5, what did Jahren say about the deepest-growing roots?
3. In Part One: Chapter 1, what did the author's father do and for how long?
4. In Part One: Chapter 7, what did Jahren say that the job of leaves was, and what was the process used for that job?
5. In Part Two: Chapter 7, what were the pecularities of Bill's van?
6. In Part Two: Chapter 4, how did Bill and Jahren decide to teach their soil class?
7. In Part One: Chapter 1, how did the author get money for her work, and why was that stressful for her?
8. In Part Two: Chapter 1, how does Jahren describe summers and winters in the South?
9. In Part Two: Chapter 3, what symbiotic relationship do some trees and fungi have?
10. In Part Two: Chapter 4, how did Jahren describe a gorilla and his chamber?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
A friend of Jahren’s academic advisor in California named Ed, gave Jahren supplies and equipment from his lab when he retired. Why was the transfer of tools important to Jahren? What did the tools and equipment symbolize?
Essay Topic 2
Jahren used foreshadowing in the book. In what way was some of the foreshadowing obscure? How did the foreshadowing become clear? How did the author use foreshadowing to make connections to her work and her life?
Essay Topic 3
On a field trip, Jahren, Bill, and her students visited Monkey Jungle. What did Jahren feel about the animals there? What was communicated about animals and captivity through the visit?
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