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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Into the Wild: Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What bacteria is included in Kolbert’s genetic modification kit?
(a) Coccus.
(b) E-coli.
(c) Vibrio.
(d) Bacillus.

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

5. How far away is a fake Devil’s Hole from the real one?
(a) About 5 miles.
(b) About 50 miles.
(c) About 1 mile.
(d) About 10 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the term for when water bursts through a levee, whether man-made or natural?

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

3. When the United States won a case against the developer, Cappaert Enterprises, who took over the land?

4. Where did the house mouse originate?

5. What problem does Joe Harvey mention to Kolbert?

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