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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 One: Chapter 8, when did Jahren say that the insects that cause Dutch Elm disease came to the U.S.?

2. In Part One: Chapter 1, when did the train pull away from the factory every evening?

3. In Part One: Chapter 4, how old did Jahren say that Claude was when he arrived at the blood bank?

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

5. In Part Two: Chapter 5, how many pounds of maple leaves contain enough sucrose to make three pecan pies?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Part Two: Chapter 3, what symbiotic relationship do some trees and fungi have?

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

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

5. In Part Two: Chapter 5, what does Jahren say that a science professor did and did not worry about?

6. In Part Two: Chapter 1, how does Jahren describe summers and winters in the South?

7. At the beginning of Part One: Part 4, what jobs did Jahren remembering have as an undergraduate?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The book could be considered a coming of age story. In what way is the book a coming of age story? How did Jahren mature and come of age in the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Jahren made a comment that “it takes a long time to turn into what you’re supposed to be” (265). What did Jahren mean when she made that comment? How did it take her a long time to become the person she was supposed to be? What helped her become the person she was meant to be?

Essay Topic 3

Jahren’s relationship with her son differed from the relationship with her parents. How did the relationship that Jahren had with her son differ from the relationship she had with her parents? How would you describe the relationship that Jahren had with her son? How did having a son affect Jahren’s life physically and emotionally?

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