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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. How tall will hackberry trees grow to be?
(a) 60 feet tall.
(b) 30 feet tall.
(c) 25 feet tall.
(d) 40 feet tall.

2. In Part One: Chapter 4, where did Lydia say that her ex-husband lived?
(a) North Dakota.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) South Dakota.
(d) Iowa.

3. In Part One: Chapter 1, what did Jahren's mother study before she was married?
(a) Physics.
(b) Biology.
(c) Chemistry.
(d) Botany.

4. In Part One: Chapter 8, when did Jahren say that the insects that cause Dutch Elm disease came to the U.S.?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1924.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1928.

5. In Part One: Chapter 9, how long can the stem of a tree be?
(a) 200 yards.
(b) 50 feet.
(c) 100 yards.
(d) 75 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 8, how many hours was Bill paid to work in Jahren's advisor's laboratory?

2. In Part One: Chapter 6, how long did it take for lemons to ripen in a room flooded with ethylene gas?

3. In Part One: Chapter 9, what tree does Jahren describe that was found in Honolulu at Manoa Road and Oahu Avenue?

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

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

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