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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Down the River.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kolbert jumps to a day when she meets Alex Kolker, a professor at LSU, who has what as a side gig?
(a) Giving walking tours around New Orleans.
(b) Giving demonstrations to locals of how to protect their homes against flooding in New Orleans.
(c) Giving lectures at local libraries around New Orleans.
(d) Giving bike tours around New Orleans.

2. In Kolbert’s observations in and near Chicago, Asian carp, when caught, are then processed into what?
(a) Gefilte fish.
(b) Fertilizer.
(c) Pet food.
(d) Fish patties.

3. Why do people in Asia not want to buy Asian carp from the U.S.?
(a) They do not trust American companies.
(b) They prefer fresh fish to frozen.
(c) They do not realize American rivers have Asian carp.
(d) They prefer to support their own fisheries.

4. In Down the River Chapter 1, what examples of metaphors does Elizabeth Kolbert give involving rivers?
(a) Rivers are metaphors for pollution, destruction, and decay.
(b) Rivers are metaphors for all the problems that humans have caused.
(c) Rivers are metaphors for depth, reflection, and life.
(d) Rivers are metaphors for loneliness.

5. What is Kolker’s prediction for New Orleans?
(a) It will eventually detach and float away.
(b) It will no longer look like a boot.
(c) It will eventually look more like an island.
(d) It will eventually sink and disappear.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the canal in Chicago reversed the flow of the river, into where did it eventually lead?

2. With whom does Kolbert ride in a boat far down along the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal?

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

4. What are CSOs?

5. What does Kolbert find at LSU’s Center for River Studies?

(see the answer key)

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