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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 Two: Chapter 4, when did Bill and Jahren take a group of five students to learn to characterize and map soil?
(a) Winter 1997.
(b) Summer 1997.
(c) Fall 1997.
(d) Spring 1997.

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

3. In Part One: Chapter 2, what type of tree did the author remember from her childhood?
(a) Maple.
(b) Spruce.
(c) Weeping willow.
(d) Birch.

4. In Part Two: Chapter 8, how old is a barrel cactus be that is tall enough to touch your knee?
(a) About 11 years old.
(b) About 7 years old.
(c) About 15 years old.
(d) More than 25 years old.

5. In Part Two: Chapter 3, what is the biggest enemy of plants?
(a) Fire.
(b) Man.
(c) Insects.
(d) Fungi.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 4, how long had Lydia been working 60 hours a week?

2. In Part One: Chapter 1, how far would Jahren and her father walk home after leaving his lab?

3. In Part One: Chapter 9, what tree does Jahren describe that was found in Honolulu at Manoa Road and Oahu Avenue?

4. In Part Two: Chapter 4, where did Bill and Jahren take a group of students to map soil?

5. In Part Two: Chapter 7, what was the name of an undergraduate lab assistant to worked for a summer at the Miami zoo?

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