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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 11, how long will a willow grow?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 8 weeks.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 6 months.

2. In Part One: Chapter 1, how long did Jahren's parents save to buy the house they lived in?
(a) 22 years.
(b) 24 years.
(c) 18 years.
(d) 10 years.

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

4. In 2009, how long had Jahren been a professor?
(a) 17 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 14 years.
(d) 16 years.

5. In Part One: Chapter 1, where did Jahren get a scholarship to attend college?
(a) Winona State University.
(b) Southwest Minnesota State University.
(c) University of Minnesota.
(d) Minnesota State.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 9, how long can the stem of a tree be?

2. In Part One: Chapter 1, where did Jahren's great-grandparents come from?

3. In Part One: Chapter 8, what was the topic for Jahren's Ph.D thesis?

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

5. In Part One: Chapter 1, when were Jahren's parents married?

(see the answer key)

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