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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part Two: Chapter 7, where did Bill hide his hair when he cut it off?

2. In Part One: Chapter 4, what days of the week would psychiatric patients have ECT therapy?

3. In Part Two: Chapter 2, how much would a new air compressor cost?

4. In Part Two: Chapter 7, how long did Bill's van have to cool down in order to start it?

5. In Part Two: Chapter 2, where did Bill and Jahren get old camping equipment for the lab?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part One: Chapter 2, what was the author's favorite childhood tree, and how did it die?

2. In Part One: Part 4, what did Jahren say that working in a hospital taught her?

3. In Part One: Chapter 7, what did Jahren say that the job of leaves was, and what was the process used for that job?

4. In Part Two: Chapter 2, how did Bill and Jahren design the lab?

5. How did the author describe where she and her family lived in Part One: Chapter 1?

6. In Part One: Part 4, how did Lydia act when Jahren told her that she was quitting the pharmacy?

7. In Part One: Chapter 8, what did Jahren explain about the hackberry tree?

8. In Part Two: Chapter 5, what does Jahren say about a tree's budget?

9. In Part Two: Chapter 4, how did Jahren describe a gorilla and his chamber?

10. In Part Two: Chapter 4, how did Bill and Jahren decide to teach their soil class?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

On a trip to California, the van Jahren borrowed from the university was damaged in an accident. How was the van damaged in an accident? How did the driver at the time accept responsibility? How did Bill respond to the accident? What did Jahren learn about loyalty from the accident?

Essay Topic 2

In the early years, Jahren struggled to gain respect from her peers. Why was Jahren not respected as a scientist? How did being a woman affect the respect she received? How did the lack of respect affect her ability to get grants and do her research? How did she finally gain respect?

Essay Topic 3

Jahren stated that trees had budgets. In what way did trees have budgets? How did those budgets rule their lives? How did budgets rule Jahren’s life? How did being constrained by budgets affect the lives of trees and Jahren’s life?

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