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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 1, where did Jahren's great-grandparents come from?
(a) Denmark.
(b) Norway.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Finland.

2. In Part Three: Chapter 4, where were Bill and Jahren spending the summer?
(a) Alaska.
(b) Canada.
(c) Washington.
(d) Oregon.

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

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

5. In Part One: Chapter 4, what days of the week would psychiatric patients have ECT therapy?
(a) Mondays and Wednesdays.
(b) Tuesdays and Thursday.
(c) Mondays and Fridays.
(d) Wednesdays and Fridays.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 10, where did Jahren get a job after receiving her PhD?

2. In Part Three: Chapter 2, where did Jahren meet Ed, her favorite "academic uncle" (180) after not seeing him for a number of years?

3. How much did it cost the United States to purchase Alaska?

4. In Part Two: Chapter 6, where did the vast majority of vines found in North America that are invasive come from?

5. In Part One: Chapter 1, how much were the mass spectrometers that Jahren had worth?

(see the answer key)

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