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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part Three: Chapter 14, what tool did Bill and Jahren take from the orchid experiment?
(a) Level.
(b) Screwdriver.
(c) Cordless drill.
(d) Hammer.

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

3. In Part Three: Chapter 2, when did Ed begin his work on the ups and down of sea level over thousands of years?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1955.

4. In Part Three: Chapter 6, how old was Jahren when she met Clint?
(a) 32.
(b) 33.
(c) 31.
(d) 30.

5. In Part Three: Chapter 11, how many months was Bill's salary guaranteed yearly from the University of Hawaii?
(a) 9.
(b) 8.6.
(c) 7.5.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Three: Chapter 4, how many people were in Bill and Jahren's group of scientists?

2. In Part Three: Chapter 9, how much earlier do seeds from trees in cold climates set buds?

3. In Part Three: Chapter 1, what city does Jahren say is the most tree-impoverished city on the East Coast?

4. In Part Three: Chapter 12, how long did Bill curl up under his desk when he had a migraine?

5. In the Epilogue, when does Jahren say that a tree will get sick and need a tree doctor?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part Three: Chapter 10, what is discussed about tree memory?

2. In Part Three: Chapter 3, what is hardening?

3. In Part Three: Chapter 5, how does Jahren explain that some trees spread their pollen?

4. In Part Three: Chapter 6, how did Jahren and Clint meet and start dating?

5. In Part Three: Chapter 4, where were Bill and Jahren spending the summer?

6. In Part Two: Chapter 9, how does Jahren describe full-blown mania?

7. In Part Three: Chapter 1, what does Jahren say about Baltimore and trees?

8. In Part Two: Chapter 10, what was Sitka known for?

9. In Part Three: Chapter 10, why did Jahren like being in Norway?

10. In Part Three: Chapter 7, what type of growth curve did scientists discover in 1879 that corn had?

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