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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. How did Kolbert first learn of Devil’s Hole?
(a) In a grad course in college.
(b) A business trip to Nevada.
(c) A crime that was committed there that was considered a felony.
(d) From a television advertisement.

2. When did William Lewis Manly take a difficult journey west?
(a) 1849.
(b) 1819.
(c) 1749.
(d) 1889.

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

4. How deep is Devil’s Hole at its deepest?
(a) At least 1,500 feet deep.
(b) At least 500 feet deep.
(c) At least 50 feet deep.
(d) At least 5,000 feet deep.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens if coral is unable to acquire new symbionts after a heatwave?

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

3. In the beginning of Chapter 2, why does Kolbert fly in a small airplane?

4. What is the scientific name for the Devil’s Hole pupfish?

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

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