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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapters 9-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part Three: Chapter 2, what was the name of the guy who custom-made most of the instruments in Ed's lab?
(a) Henrik.
(b) Dietrich.
(c) William.
(d) Peter.

2. In Part Two: Chapter 9, what year did Jahren want to go back to at the end of the chapter?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1998.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1997.

3. In Part Three: Chapter 4, how far could Jahren see because the air was so clear?
(a) 4 miles.
(b) About 12 miles.
(c) 10 miles or more.
(d) 8 miles.

4. When Jahren was an undergraduate at the University of Minnesota, how many jobs did she hold in Part One: Chapter 4?
(a) 14.
(b) 5.
(c) 10.
(d) 2.

5. In Part Three: Chapter 10, what did Jahren hit when she was driving?
(a) Traffic sign.
(b) Postal box.
(c) Streetlight.
(d) Traffic signal.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Two: Chapter 12, what did Jahren nickname one of her master's students who kept getting D-minuses?

2. In Part Two: Chapter 7, what color was Bill's hair?

3. In Part Three: Chapter 5, what percent of pollen produced in the world goes nowhere and fertilizes nothing?

4. In 2009, how long had Jahren been a professor?

5. In Part One: Chapter 1, where did Jahren get a scholarship to attend college?

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