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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 10, where did Jahren tell Bill to meet her?

2. In Part Three: Chapter 8, how much time did Jahren have for her obstetric appointments with her doctor?

3. In Part Three: Chapter 6, what did Jahren plan to name a horse if she ever had one?

4. In Part Three: Chapter 6, what was Clint's field of study?

5. In the Epilogue, when does Jahren say that a tree will get sick and need a tree doctor?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Part Two: Chapter 10, what did the van look like after it was wrecked during the trip to a conference in California?

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

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

6. In Part 3: Chapter 14, how had Jahren's work routine changed?

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

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

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

10. In Part Two: Chapter 9, how does Jahren describe full-blown mania?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the early years, Jahren struggled to gain respect from her peers. Why was Jahren not respected as a scientist? How did being a woman affect the respect she received? How did the lack of respect affect her ability to get grants and do her research? How did she finally gain respect?

Essay Topic 2

Jahren stated that trees had budgets. In what way did trees have budgets? How did those budgets rule their lives? How did budgets rule Jahren’s life? How did being constrained by budgets affect the lives of trees and Jahren’s life?

Essay Topic 3

Jahren discussed plant and human reproduction. What did she communicate about the possibilities and price of reproduction for plants and for humans?

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