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

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

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

4. In Part Two: Chapter 4, what type of monkeys groomed each other at the Monkey Jungle?
(a) Howler.
(b) Diana.
(c) Gibbon.
(d) Tamarin.

5. In Part Two: Chapter 2, where did Bill and Jahren get old camping equipment for the lab?
(a) Habitat for Humanity Restore.
(b) Arc Thrift Shop.
(c) Goodwill.
(d) Salvation Army.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Two: Chapter 4, when did Bill and Jahren take a group of five students to learn to characterize and map soil?

2. In Part One: Chapter 3, how long can a cherry seed wait to grow?

3. In Part One: Chapter 2, what type of tree did the author remember from her childhood?

4. In Part One: Chapter 1, where did Jahren's great-grandparents come from?

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

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