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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 7, where did Bill live after he quit living in his van?

2. In Part Two: Chapter 1, how long will it take a tree to lose all of its leaves?

3. When would Jahren and her mother plant their garden every year?

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

5. In Part One: Chapter 4, how much blood did Claude have to dispose of at the end of his shift?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part One: Part 4, how did Lydia act when Jahren told her that she was quitting the pharmacy?

2. In Part Two: Chapter 4, how did Jahren describe a gorilla and his chamber?

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

4. In Part Two: Chapter 5, what does Jahren say that a science professor did and did not worry about?

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

6. In Part One: Chapter 9, how often would trees lose a limb?

7. In Part One: Chapter 8, what did Jahren say about becoming a scientist and being a scientist?

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

9. In Part One: Chapter 1, what did the author's father do and for how long?

10. In Part One: Chapter 1, why did the author's mother have to quit college?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the early years, Jahren struggled to gain respect from her peers. Why was Jahren not respected as a scientist? How did being a woman affect the respect she received? How did the lack of respect affect her ability to get grants and do her research? How did she finally gain respect?

Essay Topic 2

Jahren stated that trees had budgets. In what way did trees have budgets? How did those budgets rule their lives? How did budgets rule Jahren’s life? How did being constrained by budgets affect the lives of trees and Jahren’s life?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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