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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 8, in 1995, where did Jahren study hackberry trees?
(a) Colorado.
(b) Kansas.
(c) Nebraska.
(d) Iowa.

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

3. In Part One: Chapter 7, to what does Jahren compare the cotyledons starting up photosynthesis?
(a) An old car starting on a winter morning.
(b) A cook mixing batter.
(c) Jump starting a truck.
(d) Starting a campfire.

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

5. In Part Two: Chapter 1, how long will it take a tree to lose all of its leaves?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 8 days.
(c) A week.
(d) 11 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 4, when did Sydney Ringer discover that he could make a dead frog's heart beat by bathing it in sugared saline?

2. In Part One: Chapter 4, what type of car did Lydia say that a woman should never buy?

3. In Part One: Chapter 4, how much money did Jahren waste when she removed a bottle from her workspace without sealing it?

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

5. In Part Two: Chapter 2, who did Bill and Jahren run gas samples for?

(see the answer key)

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