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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 4, how many weeks did Jahren, Bill, and the paleontologists spend exhuming fossil trees?

2. At the beginning of Part Three: Chapter 4, what was Jahren covered in?

3. In Part Three: Chapter 5, what type of flower does Jahren mention can only reproduce with that flower?

4. In Part Three: Chapter 14, what was the name of the young man who supervised the sweet potato experiment?

5. In Part Three: Chapter 8, what did Jahren say was Clint's mother's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part Three: Chapter 6, what was Clint's occupation, and how did he do his work?

2. In Part Three: Chapter 7, what type of growth curve did scientists discover in 1879 that corn had?

3. In Part Three: Chapter 4, what were Bill and Jahren studying?

4. In Part Three: Chapter 10, how would Jahren and BIll test new recruits to see if they would work out in the lab?

5. In Part Two: Chapter 11, what was the war between plants and insects that occurred in Washington in 1977 and what was the outcome?

6. In Part Three: Chapter 8, what is the hardest thing that Jahren said she had ever done and why?

7. In Part Three: Chapter 4, where were Bill and Jahren spending the summer?

8. In Part Two: Chapter 10, how did Jahren get poison ivy, and what were the side effects?

9. In Part Three: Chapter 12, what did Jahren do after putting her son to bed?

10. In Part Three: Chapter 10, what is discussed about tree memory?

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 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 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?

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