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Prologue to Part One: Chapters 1-3

1. In the Prologue, how many times more life is on land than was in the ocean?
(a) 600.
(b) 30.
(c) 150.
(d) 300.

2. In The Prologue, how long does the average one-celled ocean plant live?
(a) About 20 days.
(b) Around 8 days.
(c) 11 days.
(d) 3 days.

3. In The Prologue, how much of the land on Earth used to be covered in forest?
(a) 2/3.
(b) 1/3.
(c) 1/2.
(d) 3/4.

4. In Part One: Chapter 1, how many years did Jahren's father teach introductory physics and earth science?
(a) 42.
(b) 29.
(c) 34.
(d) 38.

5. In Part One: Chapter 1, how far would Jahren and her father walk home after leaving his lab?
(a) 1/2 mile.
(b) 12 blocks.
(c) 8 blocks.
(d) 2 miles.

6. In Part One: Chapter 1, how far was Jahren's hometown from the Iowa border?
(a) 100 miles.
(b) 25 miles.
(c) 5 miles.
(d) 60 miles.

7. In Part One: Chapter 1, when were Jahren's parents married?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1953.

8. In Part One: Chapter 1, when did the train pull away from the factory every evening?
(a) 6:13.
(b) 8:09.
(c) 7:15.
(d) 8:23.

9. In Part One: Chapter 1, where did Jahren's great-grandparents come from?
(a) Denmark.
(b) Finland.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Norway.

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