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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the main causes of the shrinkage of Isle de Jean Charles?
(a) Multiple hurricanes.
(b) It is slowly sinking due to rising sea levels.
(c) Flood control measures and oil industry digging.
(d) The shore is lacking natural vegetation to keep soil in place.

2. When Kolbert visits the United States Army Corps of Engineers’ location in Chicago soon after her cruise down the sewage canal, she meets with whom?
(a) The engineer in charge of cleaning the sewage canal.
(b) The engineer in charge of the electric fish barriers.
(c) The engineer in charge of the levees.
(d) The engineer in charge or rerouting the river.

3. What does Kolbert find at LSU’s Center for River Studies?
(a) Plans for reducing flooding in the delta.
(b) A school of Asian carp.
(c) A model of the delta.
(d) Photographs of the delta.

4. Why was electric shock chosen to deter the fish?
(a) It was the fastest way to lower the number of fish.
(b) It was the least expensive and seemed the most ethical.
(c) It was the most environmentally-friendly option.
(d) It was the only suggestion given for keeping the fish out.

5. What problem does Joe Harvey mention to Kolbert?
(a) The flood problem.
(b) The sinking problem.
(c) The sewage problem.
(d) The carp problem.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the original name of New Orleans, as given by Kolbert in this book?

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

4. What event does Kolbert attend that is to bring awareness and interest in eating carp?

5. Kolbert moves onto a visit to the Old River Control Auxiliary Structure located how many miles upriver of Baton Rouge?

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