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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 Three, Chapter 12, what time did Jahren get to the lab?

2. In Part Three: Chapter 9, what percent of trees that make it to their first birthday will not make it to their second?

3. In Part Two: Chapter 9, what year did Jahren want to go back to at the end of the chapter?

4. In Part Two: Chapter 10, where did Jahren, BIll, and the students stay after the van crashed?

5. In Part Two: Chapter 12, what did Jahren nickname one of her master's students who kept getting D-minuses?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part Two: Chapter 12, where was Jahren headed at the end of the chapter and with what?

2. In Part Three: Chapter 11, why did Jahren move to Hawaii with her family?

3. In Part Two: Chapter 10, what was Sitka known for?

4. In Part Three: Chapter 6, how did Jahren and Clint meet and start dating?

5. In Part Three: Chapter 2, what did Ed give Jahren?

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 10, what did the van look like after it was wrecked during the trip to a conference in California?

8. In Part Three: Chapter 10, what does Jahren say about being a scientist after her son was born?

9. In Part 3: Chapter 14, what does Jahren say about science and being an ant?

10. In Part Three: Chapter 10, why did Jahren like being in Norway?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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