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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 event does Kolbert attend that is to bring awareness and interest in eating carp?
(a) Carpapaloosa.
(b) ChefCarp.
(c) Carp - All You Can Eat!
(d) CarpFest.

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

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

4. What was the original name of New Orleans, as given by Kolbert in this book?
(a) L’Isle de la Nouvelle Orléans.
(b) NOLA.
(c) Bulbancha.
(d) L'isle de Duc de l'Orléans.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kolker’s prediction for New Orleans?

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

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

4. What is the name of the new era in which Kolbert says we live?

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

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