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

2. Where is Gates’ institution located?
(a) Off the coast of Oahu, HI.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Off the coast of Sydney, Australia.
(d) In the Mohave.

3. What problem does Joe Harvey mention to Kolbert?
(a) The sewage problem.
(b) The flood problem.
(c) The carp problem.
(d) The sinking problem.

4. What is Kolbert expecting to see in the SeaSim in Townsville, Australia?
(a) Coral spawning.
(b) Small fish that live among the coral.
(c) The changing of colors of coral.
(d) Coral being put under strain.

5. What two events sped up the drop in pupfish numbers?
(a) Regular above ground nuclear blasts and the pumping of water for a new community.
(b) An earthquake and drought.
(c) Over-crowding of species and an overgrown fungus.
(d) Rising sea levels and air temperatures.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How much land mass has the Isle de Jean Charles lost since the 1950s?

4. What are CSOs?

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

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

3. What problems has human domination over nature caused, according to Kolbert?

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

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

6. How does Ruth Gates hope to aid the world's coral reefs?

7. What is amazing about coral reefs?

8. What are crevasses, and why do a group of engineers want to create man-made ones?

9. What is Van Oppen's relationship with her students?

10. Why was the Old River Control Auxiliary Structure created?

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