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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 4, how much money did Jahren waste when she removed a bottle from her workspace without sealing it?
(a) $750.
(b) $625.
(c) At least $1,000.
(d) About $1,500.

2. In Part Two: Chapter 6, when did the vine kudzu arrive in Philadelphia?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1904.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1876.

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

4. In Part Two: Chapter 5, how many pounds of maple leaves contain enough sucrose to make three pecan pies?
(a) 45.
(b) 25.
(c) 35.
(d) 40.

5. In Part Two: Chapter 4, where did Bill and Jahren take a group of students to map soil?
(a) Decatur County.
(b) Gwinnett County.
(c) Baker County.
(d) Atkinson County.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 6, how long did it take for lemons to ripen in a room flooded with ethylene gas?

2. In Part Three: Chapter 1, what city does Jahren say is the most tree-impoverished city on the East Coast?

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

4. In Part Two: Chapter 9, what year did Jahren want to go back to at the end of the chapter?

5. In Part One: Chapter 8, when would Jahren access the x-ray diffraction lab?

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