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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 5, how many One A Day vitamins would it take to provide the magnesium that a maple tree needs?

2. In Part Two: Chapter 2, where did Bill and Jahren get old camping equipment for the lab?

3. In Part Two: Chapter 6, where did the vast majority of vines found in North America that are invasive come from?

4. In Part One: Chapter 1, how many years did Jahren's father teach introductory physics and earth science?

5. In Part Two: Chapter 2, how much did Jahren say that she paid for her dog?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 3, what did the author say about seeds?

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

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

4. At the beginning of Part One: Part 4, what jobs did Jahren remembering have as an undergraduate?

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

6. In Part Two: Chapter 3, what symbiotic relationship do some trees and fungi have?

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

8. In Part Two: Chapter 7, what were the pecularities of Bill's van?

9. In Part Two: Chapter 4, how did Bill and Jahren decide to teach their soil class?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jahren suffered from mental illness. How did Jahren first try to deal with her mania? How did the mania negatively influence her life? How did she get help? What was communicated about mental illness and how it affected everyday life?

Essay Topic 2

Jahren made a comment that “it takes a long time to turn into what you’re supposed to be” (265). What did Jahren mean when she made that comment? How did it take her a long time to become the person she was supposed to be? What helped her become the person she was meant to be?

Essay Topic 3

Jahren used analogies frequently to help readers understand concepts. Analyze how Jahren used analogies to explain the unfamiliar to readers. How did the analogies help readers understand difficult concepts?

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