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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. What was the name of the gorilla at Monkey Jungle who created crayon drawings?
(a) Bongo.
(b) Duke.
(c) Goliath.
(d) King.

2. In Part One: Chapter 1, how long did Jahren's parents save to buy the house they lived in?
(a) 22 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 24 years.
(d) 18 years.

3. What did Jahren discover that the powder from ground hackberry was in Part One: Chapter 8?
(a) Pumice.
(b) Obsidian.
(c) Moldavite.
(d) Opal.

4. In Part One: Chapter 1, when were Jahren's parents married?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1953.

5. In Part One: Chapter 10, where did Jahren get a job after receiving her PhD?
(a) University of Michigan.
(b) Georgia Tech.
(c) University of Iowa.
(d) University of Colorado.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. In Part One: Chapter 8, what was the topic for Jahren's Ph.D thesis?

5. In Part One: Chapter 10, how large was Jahren's lab?

(see the answer key)

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