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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 2, when did the tree that the author remembered from her childhood die?
(a) 2009.
(b) 2013.
(c) 2011.
(d) 2005.

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

3. How old was Jahren in Part One: Chapter 10, when she became an assistant professor?
(a) 25.
(b) 26.
(c) 28.
(d) 27.

4. In Part One: Chapter 1, when did the train pull away from the factory every evening?
(a) 6:13.
(b) 8:09.
(c) 8:23.
(d) 7:15.

5. In Part One: Chapter 4, how old was the author when she first performed an experiment because she needed the money?
(a) 18.
(b) 19.
(c) 21.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Part One: Chapter 1, how many years did Jahren's father teach introductory physics and earth science?

3. In Part One: Chapter 10, how long did Jahren spend on her Ph.D?

4. In Part One: Chapter 1, how much were the mass spectrometers that Jahren had worth?

5. In Part One: Chapter 5, how much greater can the surface area of the taproot be than all of the leaves on a tree?

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