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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 2, what type of tree did the author remember from her childhood?
2. In Part One: Chapter 4, how old did Jahren say that Claude was when he arrived at the blood bank?
3. How old was Jahren in Part One: Chapter 10, when she became an assistant professor?
4. In Part One: Chapter 10, where did Jahren get a job after receiving her PhD?
5. In Part Two: Chapter 7, where did Bill live after he quit living in his van?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part Two: Chapter 8, how does a barrel cactus survive in the dessert?
2. In Part One: Chapter 1, what did the author's father do and for how long?
3. In Part One: Chapter 9, how often would trees lose a limb?
4. In Part Two: Chapter 5, what does Jahren say that a science professor did and did not worry about?
5. In Part One: Chapter 5, what did Jahren say about the deepest-growing roots?
6. In Part One: Chapter 10, what did the lab look like that Jahren had in Atlanta?
7. In Part Two: Chapter 4, how did Bill and Jahren decide to teach their soil class?
8. In Part One: Chapter 8, how did Jahren feel when she discovered what the seed of a hackberry was comprised of?
9. In Part One: Chapter 8, what did Jahren explain about the hackberry tree?
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
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 grew up in a family whose ancestors had emigrated from Norway. What type of culture did Jahren grow up in? How close were family members? How did the culture Jahren was raised in affect her life and personality?
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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