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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, how long did Bill curl up under his desk when he had a migraine?
2. In Part Three: Chapter 2, how long does Jahren say that some trees endure frozen weather every year?
3. In Part Two: Chapter 12, when would Jahren awaken at 2:30 a.m. and then get agitated because she could not get back to sleep?
4. In Part Three: Chapter 10, how many hours did Jahren and Bill spend collecting moss samples in Ireland?
5. At the end of Part Two: Chapter 12, where did Jahrens get jobs for herself and Bill?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part Three: Chapter 4, where were Bill and Jahren spending the summer?
2. In Part Three: Chapter 12, what is unusual about C-6?
3. In Part Two: Chapter 10, what was Sitka known for?
4. In Part Three: Chapter 2, who was Ed and what did he study?
5. In Part Three: Chapter 6, what was Clint's occupation, and how did he do his work?
6. In Part Three: Chapter 8, what is the hardest thing that Jahren said she had ever done and why?
7. In Part 3: Chapter 14, how had Jahren's work routine changed?
8. In Part Three: Chapter 5, how does Jahren explain that some trees spread their pollen?
9. In Part Three: Chapter 10, what is discussed about tree memory?
10. In Part Three: Chapter 11, why did Jahren move to Hawaii with her family?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Jahren wanted to be a scientist. Why did Jahren want to be a scientist? What did being a scientist mean to her?
Essay Topic 2
Jahren wrote her story from a first-person point of view. How does the use of the first-person point of view help readers identify and empathize with Jahren? How does the point of view affect what readers know about and think of Jahren?
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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