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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 One: Chapter 4, where did Lydia say that her ex-husband lived?

2. In Part One: Chapter 1, when did the train pull away from the factory every evening?

3. In Part One: Chapter 5, how much greater can the surface area of the taproot be than all of the leaves on a tree?

4. In Part Two: Chapter 2, how much would a new air compressor cost?

5. In 2009, how long had Jahren been a professor?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part Two: Chapter 8, how does a barrel cactus survive in the dessert?

2. In Part One: Chapter 9, how did Jahrens reveal that stems functioned?

3. In Part One: Chapter 7, what did Jahren say that the job of leaves was, and what was the process used for that job?

4. In Part Two: Chapter 7, what did Jahren do to try to find time for everything she had to do?

5. In Part One: Chapter 1, how did the author get money for her work, and why was that stressful for her?

6. In Part Two: Chapter 5, what does Jahren say about a tree's budget?

7. In Part Two: Chapter 2, how did Bill and Jahren design the lab?

8. In Part Two: Chapter 1, how does Jahren describe summers and winters in the South?

9. In Part Two: Chapter 2, how did Jahren hope to get a new air compressor?

10. In Part Two: Chapter 6, what does Jahren say about vines?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jahren often compared herself to plants. In what ways did Jahren compare herself to plants? How does that become a theme in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Jahren’s relationship with her son differed from the relationship with her parents. How did the relationship that Jahren had with her son differ from the relationship she had with her parents? How would you describe the relationship that Jahren had with her son? How did having a son affect Jahren’s life physically and emotionally?

Essay Topic 3

Bill had followed Jahren from lab to lab. What type of person is Bill? What type of relationship do he and Jahren have? Why is Bill important to Jahren’s work?

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