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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. Why is the Kaneohe Bay a prime location for studying and creating super coral?
(a) It had been a sewage dumping ground but the reef started to revive on its own.
(b) The coral population has only continued to grow.
(c) It is filled with coral reefs.
(d) The coral has never suffered from bleaching.

2. Kolbert moves onto a visit to the Old River Control Auxiliary Structure located how many miles upriver of Baton Rouge?
(a) 8 miles.
(b) 800 miles.
(c) 18 miles.
(d) 80 miles.

3. When the United States won a case against the developer, Cappaert Enterprises, who took over the land?
(a) The National Parks Department.
(b) The Fish and Game Service.
(c) The Sierra Club.
(d) The Fish and Wildlife Service.

4. Where is Gates’ institution located?
(a) In the Mohave.
(b) Off the coast of Sydney, Australia.
(c) Jamaica.
(d) Off the coast of Oahu, HI.

5. How deep is Devil’s Hole at its deepest?
(a) At least 5,000 feet deep.
(b) At least 1,500 feet deep.
(c) At least 500 feet deep.
(d) At least 50 feet deep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had those living in the Plaquemenes done to protect their homes after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita?

2. By the time 2016’s global bleaching event ended in 2017, what percentage of the Great Barrier Reef was affected?

3. What are the main causes of the shrinkage of Isle de Jean Charles?

4. Why is one of the locals at the town hall meeting against the creation of holes in the levees?

5. How did Ruth Gates fall in love with the ocean?

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