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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 1, how many years did Jahren's father teach introductory physics and earth science?
(a) 38.
(b) 34.
(c) 29.
(d) 42.

2. In Part One: Chapter 4, how long did Jahren work in a pharmacy?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 11 months.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 6 months.

3. In Part One: Chapter 5, how much greater can the surface area of the taproot be than all of the leaves on a tree?
(a) 50 times.
(b) 100 times.
(c) 150 times.
(d) 75 times.

4. In Part One: Chapter 9, what tree does Jahren describe that was found in Honolulu at Manoa Road and Oahu Avenue?
(a) Banyan.
(b) Eucalyptus.
(c) Almond.
(d) Monkeypod.

5. In Part One: Chapter 6, for how many weeks did Jahren and her students dig five to seven holes a day and stoop over them for hours?
(a) 9.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Jahren in Part One: Chapter 10, when she became an assistant professor?

2. What did Jahren discover that the powder from ground hackberry was in Part One: Chapter 8?

3. In The Prologue, how long does the average one-celled ocean plant live?

4. In The Prologue, how much of the land on Earth used to be covered in forest?

5. In Part One: Chapter 4, how old was the author when she first performed an experiment because she needed the money?

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