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

2. Why was the Old River Control Auxiliary Structure created?
(a) To attempt to control a tributary of the Mississippi River called the Atchafalaya.
(b) To attempt to control the Old River.
(c) To dam up the water coming from the Mississippi River.
(d) To redirect the flow of the Atchafalaya.

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

4. How did Ruth Gates fall in love with the ocean?
(a) Classes at the zoo as a kid.
(b) Growing up near the ocean.
(c) Summers spent by the sea.
(d) Watching TV as a kid.

5. What does Kevin Irons, the assistant chief of fisheries at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, feel is the best way to control the carp population?
(a) Overfishing.
(b) Bubbles and loud noises.
(c) Poison.
(d) Electrocution.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why was electric shock chosen to deter the fish?

4. How did Kolbert first learn of Devil’s Hole?

5. In Down the River Chapter 1, what examples of metaphors does Elizabeth Kolbert give involving rivers?

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