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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 Three: Chapter 14, until when did Bill and Jahren have funding?

2. At the beginning of Part Three: Chapter 4, what was Jahren covered in?

3. In Part Three: Chapter 5, how does Jahren say that Magnolia, maple, dogwood, willow, cherry, and apple trees spread pollen?

4. In Part Three: Chapter 12, during how many of the last years had the level of carbon dioxide increased in Earth's atmosphere?

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 1, what does Jahren say about Baltimore and trees?

2. In Part Three: Chapter 11, why did Jahren move to Hawaii with her family?

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

4. In the Epilogue, what is Jahren's personal request to the reader?

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

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

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

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

9. What did Jahren decide about her ability to cope with a child after her son was born in Part Three: Chapter 8?

10. In Part Three: Chapter 12, what is unusual about C-6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bill had followed Jahren from lab to lab. What type of person is Bill? What type of relationship do he and Jahren have? Why is Bill important to Jahren’s work?

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 used foreshadowing in the book. In what way was some of the foreshadowing obscure? How did the foreshadowing become clear? How did the author use foreshadowing to make connections to her work and her life?

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