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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 the Epilogue, how many stumps have been created since 1990?

2. In Part Three, Chapter 12, what time did Jahren get to the lab?

3. In Part Three: Chapter 12, how did Jahren go to her lab at the end of the chapter?

4. How much did it cost the United States to purchase Alaska?

5. In Part Three: Chapter 14, until when did Bill and Jahren have funding?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Part Three: Chapter 2, what did Ed give Jahren?

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

4. In Part Three: Chapter 13, what demands does Jahren say that a tree has?

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

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

7. What did Jahren decide about her ability to cope with a child after her son was born in Part Three: Chapter 8?

8. In Part Two: Chapter 10, what was Sitka known for?

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

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

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 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

The book could be considered a coming of age story. In what way is the book a coming of age story? How did Jahren mature and come of age in the narrative?

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