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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The tulip that Pollan has on his desk, a Queen of Night, has no ______, which he indicates is because it is meant to be visual.
(a) Taste.
(b) Scent.
(c) Soil.
(d) Leaves.

2. Chapman is known to have floated one hundred miles down the Allegheny river on _______, fast asleep.
(a) A canoe.
(b) A raft.
(c) A log.
(d) A block of ice.

3. Part of the Americanization of the apple had to do with the character of Johnny Appleseed whose real name was ______.
(a) William Jones.
(b) John Calhoun.
(c) John Chapman.
(d) Phil Forsline.

4. Pollan asserts that even though daffodils came early in the season, _______ is not a true color for a child.
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) Orange.
(d) Purple.

5. Apples were the only avenue early settlers had for obtaining ______, which the Native Americans obtained from Maples.
(a) Leaves.
(b) Vitamin D.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Water.

Short Answer Questions

1. The book states that all of the following are capable of prodigies or of shifting themselves in form except _______.

2. Red and Golden are two forms of North American cultivars of this particular type of apple ______.

3. The process of trying to impersonate other plants or animals in order to attract or repel is called ______.

4. During the lifetime of Johnny Appleseed, Ohio law required a settler to put out ___ apple or pear trees in order to get a land grant.

5. Teaching men how to ferment the juice of the grape, ______ had brought civilization the gift of wine.

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