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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part Two: Chapter 5, in Jahren's example of a maple tree, how much water would be required to absorb and evaporate to grow the leaves of the tree?
(a) 1,100 gallons.
(b) 3,700 gallons.
(c) At least 8,000 gallons.
(d) About 7,500 gallons.

2. In Part Two: Chapter 4, how much did Bill and Jahren pay to get their group into Monkey Jungle?
(a) $57.
(b) $33.
(c) $48.
(d) $61.

3. What did Jahren discover that the powder from ground hackberry was in Part One: Chapter 8?
(a) Opal.
(b) Moldavite.
(c) Obsidian.
(d) Pumice.

4. In Part Two: Chapter 4, what type of monkeys groomed each other at the Monkey Jungle?
(a) Howler.
(b) Gibbon.
(c) Diana.
(d) Tamarin.

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

6. In The Prologue, how long does the average one-celled ocean plant live?
(a) 11 days.
(b) About 20 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) Around 8 days.

7. In Part One: Chapter 6, when did Jahren become the graduate student assistant instructor in the Central Valley of California?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1997.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1991.

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

9. In 2009, how long had Jahren been a professor?
(a) 16 years.
(b) 14 years.
(c) 17 years.
(d) 15 years.

10. In Part One: Chapter 8, what was the topic for Jahren's Ph.D thesis?
(a) Elm trees.
(b) Hackberry tree.
(c) Hickory trees.
(d) Ash trees.

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

12. In Part Two: Chapter 5, how often must an academic scientist solicit a new contract with the federal government?
(a) Every 48 months.
(b) About every 4 years.
(c) Every 3 years.
(d) Every 36 months.

13. In Part Two: Chapter 2, where did Bill and Jahren get old camping equipment for the lab?
(a) Salvation Army.
(b) Arc Thrift Shop.
(c) Habitat for Humanity Restore.
(d) Goodwill.

14. In Part Two: Chapter 5, how many One A Day vitamins would it take to provide the magnesium that a maple tree needs?
(a) 11.
(b) 14.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

15. In Part One: Chapter 3, how long can a cherry seed wait to grow?
(a) 100 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 20 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 1, how long did Jahren's parents save to buy the house they lived in?

2. In Part One: Chapter 2, when did the tree that the author remembered from her childhood die?

3. In Part One: Chapter 9, how long can the stem of a tree be?

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

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

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