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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part Three: Chapter 8, who did Jahren and Clint ride up the elevator to the maternity ward with?
(a) An elderly man.
(b) A nurse.
(c) An older woman.
(d) A physician.

2. In Part Three: Chapter 6, what was Clint's field of study?
(a) Chemistry.
(b) Physics.
(c) Agronomy.
(d) Mathematics.

3. In Part Three: Chapter 8, how long could Jahren not take her medications when she was pregnant?
(a) 40.
(b) 26 weeks.
(c) 31.
(d) 18.

4. In Part Three: Chapter 5, what percent of pollen produced in the world goes nowhere and fertilizes nothing?
(a) 99.9.
(b) 41.
(c) 63.
(d) 80.

5. In Part Three: Chapter 8, what was the name of head of Jahren's department?
(a) Richard.
(b) Wyatt.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Walter.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 8, when would Jahren access the x-ray diffraction lab?

2. In Part Two: Chapter 5, in Jahren's example of a maple tree, how much water would be required to absorb and evaporate to grow the leaves of the tree?

3. In Part Three: Chapter 8, what did Jahren say was Clint's mother's occupation?

4. In Part Three: Chapter 5, what type of flower does Jahren mention can only reproduce with that flower?

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

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