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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book does Kolbert say led to the introduction of Asian carp in U.S. rivers?
(a) The evils of Pesticides.
(b) Fish Are Our Friends.
(c) How to Control Non-Native Species.
(d) Rachel The Control of Nature.

2. How much land mass has the Isle de Jean Charles lost since the 1950s?
(a) It has shrunk from thirty-five square miles to twenty-five square miles.
(b) It has shrunk from thirty-five square miles to half a square mile.
(c) It has shrunk from thirty-five square miles to five square miles.
(d) It has shrunk from thirty-five square miles to fifteen square miles.

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

4. How much of the Caribbean coral disappeared in the 1980s?
(a) Over 1/2.
(b) 2/3.
(c) 1/4.
(d) 90%.

5. What is the scientific name for the Devil’s Hole pupfish?
(a) Cyprinodon diabolo.
(b) Cyprinodon diavolo.
(c) Cyprinodon morte.
(d) Cyprinodon diabolis.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After a disastrous flood in what year, did the Army Corps of Engineers extend the levees?

3. To what does Kolbert compare the bringing back of a species from the brink of extinction?

4. What are the main causes of the shrinkage of Isle de Jean Charles?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways are those in the Chicago area trying to manage the carp problem?

2. What is the reason for why the Chicago River was reversed?

3. How is an atoll formed?

4. How does Kolbert compare her stay at the Paris in Las Vegas to life for the pupfish in Devils Hole Jr.?

5. Why were Asian carp brought over to the U.S.?

6. What is the crime that was committed at Devils Hole?

7. What led to the introduction of non-native species to control pests?

8. How did the indigenous people of the New Orleans area deal with flooding versus the first European settlers?

9. What is the solution chosen for dealing with the Asian carp problem in and around Chicago?

10. What is the problem with Wood Screw Pumps?

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