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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 8, when would Jahren access the x-ray diffraction lab?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Dawn.
(c) 6 p.m.
(d) 10 a.m.

2. In Part One: Chapter 10, how long did Jahren spend on her Ph.D?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 4 years.

3. In Part Two: Chapter 5, how much money does Jahren say was available for curiosity-driven science?
(a) $7.3 billion.
(b) $8.1 billion.
(c) $40 million.
(d) $6 million.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Two: Chapter 10, how many times had Jahren already traveled the same places and run into poison ivy?

2. At the beginning of Part Three: Chapter 4, what was Jahren covered in?

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?

4. In Part Three: Chapter 2, how long does Jahren say that some trees endure frozen weather every year?

5. In Part Two: Chapter 10, where did Jahren get an edema from the poison ivy?

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