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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Into the Wild: Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What act led to the introduction of Asian carp?
(a) Nature Preservation Act.
(b) Clean Water Act.
(c) Save the Fish Act.
(d) Return to Nature Act.

2. To what island does Kolbert compare desert ecosystems?
(a) The Great Plains.
(b) Galápagos.
(c) The Amazon.
(d) The Arctic.

3. When do Kolbert and Van Oppen meet?
(a) Almost a year after Gates’ death.
(b) At a conference for marine biologists.
(c) When Kolbert first met Gates.
(d) After a year of bleached coral.

4. When are the eggs harvested and brought back to Devils Hole Jr.?
(a) At the peak of season.
(b) In the off-season.
(c) At the end of mating season.
(d) At the beginning of mating season.

5. How much of the Caribbean coral disappeared in the 1980s?
(a) Over 1/2.
(b) 90%.
(c) 1/4.
(d) 2/3.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Kolbert feel about the community of Isle de Jean Charles?

2. Why was the Old River Control Auxiliary Structure created?

3. What are Van Oppen and her students’ plans for coral?

4. Why was Manly’s trip west end up so arduous?

5. What book does Kolbert say led to the introduction of Asian carp in U.S. rivers?

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