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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 2, what was the name of the guy who custom-made most of the instruments in Ed's lab?

3. In Part Three: Chapter 5, how does Jahren say that Magnolia, maple, dogwood, willow, cherry, and apple trees spread pollen?

4. What triggers hardening in trees?

5. When was the Alaska Purchase?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part Three: Chapter 5, how does Jahren explain that some trees spread their pollen?

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

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

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

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

6. In Part Three: Chapter 2, who was Ed and what did he study?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jahren often compared herself to plants. In what ways did Jahren compare herself to plants? How does that become a theme in the book?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Jahren worried that she might not be able to be a parent. What healing did Jahren’s son bring for her? How was Jahren’s son different from her? What did Jahren discover about parenthood and her ability to be a parent?

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