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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapters 12-Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part Two: Chapter 10, as Jahren and the others drove toward Rock Springs, Wyoming, how many words did Jahren realize she had spoken during the trip?
(a) 9.
(b) None.
(c) 11.
(d) 3.

2. In Part One: Chapter 6, how long did it take for lemons to ripen in a room flooded with ethylene gas?
(a) 15 hours.
(b) 24 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 10 hours.

3. In Part Three: Chapter 12, what was the name of Jahren's dog?
(a) Fish.
(b) Reba.
(c) Petra.
(d) Coco.

4. In Part Three: Chapter 10, where did Jahren and her husband go the year her son started school?
(a) Finland.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Norway.
(d) Denmark.

5. When Jahren was an undergraduate at the University of Minnesota, how many jobs did she hold in Part One: Chapter 4?
(a) 10.
(b) 14.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Three: Chapter 8, what did Jahren say was Clint's mother's occupation?

2. In Part Three: Chapter 9, how many days would it take to drive from Miami to Los Angeles on Interstate 10?

3. In Part Three: Chapter 10, what did Jahren hit when she was driving?

4. In Part Three: Chapter 5, what percent of pollen produced in the world goes nowhere and fertilizes nothing?

5. In 2009, how long had Jahren been a professor?

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