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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. At the beginning of Part Two: Chapter 10, how long had Jahren been lying in bed crying?
2. In Part Three: Chapter 8, what did Jahren throw when she was told she could no longer go to her lab while she was on medical leave?
3. In Part Three: Chapter 8, who did Jahren and Clint ride up the elevator to the maternity ward with?
4. In Part Three: Chapter 12, where did Jahren shop for groceries and lunch?
5. In Part Two: Chapter 10, how long did Jahren think it would take to drive to California?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part Two: Chapter 11, what was the war between plants and insects that occurred in Washington in 1977 and what was the outcome?
2. In Part Three: Chapter 4, what were Bill and Jahren studying?
3. In Part Three: Chapter 10, how would Jahren and BIll test new recruits to see if they would work out in the lab?
4. In Part Three: Chapter 6, what was Clint's occupation, and how did he do his work?
5. In Part Three: Chapter 11, why did Jahren move to Hawaii with her family?
6. What did Jahren decide about her ability to cope with a child after her son was born in Part Three: Chapter 8?
7. In Part Two: Chapter 9, how does Jahren describe full-blown mania?
8. In Part 3: Chapter 14, what does Jahren say about science and being an ant?
9. In Part Three: Chapter 9, what does Jahren say about cells and water?
10. In Part Three: Chapter 6, how did Jahren and Clint meet and start dating?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
On a trip to California, the van Jahren borrowed from the university was damaged in an accident. How was the van damaged in an accident? How did the driver at the time accept responsibility? How did Bill respond to the accident? What did Jahren learn about loyalty from the accident?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Jahren made a discovery when she was working on her dissertation. What discovery did Jahren make? How did the discovery affect Jahren and validate her as a scientist?
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