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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does Kolbert ride in a boat far down along the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal?
(a) Rachel Carson.
(b) The Friends of the Chicago River.
(c) The Clean Water Act Organization.
(d) The United States Army Corps of Engineers.

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

3. To what does Kolbert compare being hit by a jumping carp?
(a) Being struck by a truck.
(b) Being hit by a wiffle-ball bat.
(c) Being smacked in the face.
(d) Being knocked out in a boxing ring.

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

5. What had those living in the Plaquemenes done to protect their homes after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita?
(a) Lifted them up onto pilings.
(b) Torn them down and moved elsewhere.
(c) Converted their homes into house boats.
(d) Sunk them deep into the mud.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What act led to the introduction of Asian carp?

4. Why do people in Asia not want to buy Asian carp from the U.S.?

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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