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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. For how long might you be blind if cane toad poison gets in your eyes?
(a) Permanently.
(b) A few week.
(c) A few hours.
(d) A few days.

2. Why was the Old River Control Auxiliary Structure created?
(a) To attempt to control a tributary of the Mississippi River called the Atchafalaya.
(b) To attempt to control the Old River.
(c) To redirect the flow of the Atchafalaya.
(d) To dam up the water coming from the Mississippi River.

3. How are rodents often currently killed?
(a) Poison.
(b) Traps.
(c) Euthanasia.
(d) Through hunting.

4. Who does Tizard bring on to help with the details of toad experiments?
(a) Elizabeth Kolbert.
(b) Caitlin Cooper.
(c) Ruth Gates.
(d) Carey McCamey.

5. Darwin realized correctly that at the center of every atoll was what?
(a) A fault line.
(b) An extinct volcano.
(c) A deep cavern.
(d) A continental Slope.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When the canal in Chicago reversed the flow of the river, into where did it eventually lead?

4. What is the name Kolbert gives for the ability for humans to now watch other species go extinct?

5. What bacteria is included in Kolbert’s genetic modification kit?

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