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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapters 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 5, what tree does Jahren say has the deepest-growing roots?
(a) Maple tree.
(b) Birch tree.
(c) Acacia tree.
(d) Oak tree.

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

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

4. In Part One: Chapter 8, how many hours was Bill paid to work in Jahren's advisor's laboratory?
(a) 40.
(b) 10.
(c) 25.
(d) 20.

5. In Part One: Chapter 10, where did Jahren get a job after receiving her PhD?
(a) Georgia Tech.
(b) University of Iowa.
(c) University of Colorado.
(d) University of Michigan.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 2, when did the tree that the author remembered from her childhood die?

2. In Part One: Chapter 10, what did Jahren do after exploding glass?

3. When would Jahren and her mother plant their garden every year?

4. In Part One: Chapter 4, what was Jahren's favorite job as an undergraduate in college?

5. In Part One: Chapter 8, in 1995, where did Jahren study hackberry trees?

(see the answer key)

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