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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 6, what was Clint's field of study?
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 1, how often is a Pennsylvania-sized area of forest converted to city?
4. In Part Two: Chapter 10, how long did Jahren think it would take to drive to California?
5. In Part Three: Chapter 5, what type of flower does Jahren mention can only reproduce with that flower?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part Three: Chapter 11, why did Jahren move to Hawaii with her family?
2. In Part 3: Chapter 14, what does Jahren say about science and being an ant?
3. In Part Three: Chapter 8, what is the hardest thing that Jahren said she had ever done and why?
4. In Part Three: Chapter 10, why did Jahren like being in Norway?
5. In Part Three: Chapter 6, what was Clint's occupation, and how did he do his work?
6. In Part Three: Chapter 9, what does Jahren say about cells and water?
7. In Part Two: Chapter 10, what was Sitka known for?
8. In Part Two: Chapter 10, how did Jahren get poison ivy, and what were the side effects?
9. In Part Three: Chapter 2, what did Ed give Jahren?
10. In Part Three: Chapter 10, what does Jahren say about being a scientist after her son was born?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Jahren used personification in the novel, especially when referring to plants. How did Jahren use personification when describing plants? How did the use of personification help readers identify with plants and eliminate any distance between the topic and readers?
Essay Topic 2
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?
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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