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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. Johnny Appleseed raised ______ for sale and subsequent transplantation.
(a) Apple trees.
(b) Apple clones.
(c) Apple cuttings.
(d) Apple seeds.

2. Appleseed was able to compete with other apple cultivar sales because his trees were ______.
(a) High quality.
(b) Low quality.
(c) Cheap.
(d) Easily accessible.

3. Chapman was credited for introducing 'Johnny weed' or ________, to the state of Ohio.
(a) Stinking fennel.
(b) Sweet fennel.
(c) Wormwood.
(d) Mayweed.

4. The book states that before the evolution of flowers, life existed in a much _______ world.
(a) More beautiful.
(b) Faster.
(c) Simpler.
(d) More complicated.

5. ______ is a sign of health in creatures since mutations and disease can easily disrupt it.
(a) Symmetry.
(b) Size.
(c) Color.
(d) Asymmetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Apple trees are able to reproduce _______ which helps to facilitate their ability to be grafted to a root stock.

2. In 1812, Chapman ran thirty miles to warn settlers of the approach of troops, a feat known as _______.

3. Red and Golden are two forms of North American cultivars of this particular type of apple ______.

4. Probably as a defense to discourage animals from biting into them, apple seeds contain a small amount of _______.

5. Ralph Waldo Emerson, who knew a thing or two about natural history, called the apple, _______

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when a person plants the seed of an apple tree into the ground? Will the resulting tree produce the same apples?

2. Why does Johnny Appleseed not stay in Brilliant when the people ask him to do so?

3. Why did Jews and Christians have troubles admitting to the beauty of flowers within their celebrations?

4. Who is John Chapman and what is his importance in the course of the history of the apply?

5. Who are some of the groups which roamed the Ohio lands long before Johnny Appleseed was there?

6. What is connection between the plants in the book and their impact on the human society and vice-versa?

7. Why does Chapman not want to have anything to do with the grafting of apple trees in order to breed certain strains?

8. Why does Pollan says that he thinks tulips really were flowers which were designed for children?

9. What is the question which arises in Pollan's mind when he thinks about planting and growing the potatoes?

10. Why did Pollan plant tulip bulbs when he was a child, according to his own reflections?

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