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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Ruth Gates fall in love with the ocean?

3. Kolbert jumps to a day when she meets Alex Kolker, a professor at LSU, who has what as a side gig?

4. When was it determined that the Anthropocene Age began?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is amazing about coral reefs?

2. What do most of the Australians Kolbert spoke to think about the future of the Great Barrier Reef?

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

4. How is an atoll formed?

5. How is Kolbert inspired by Gates?

6. What is William Lewis Manly's role in the discovery of Devils Hole?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The scientists and under a white sky into the wild chapter 3 focus on genetic modification as a way of bringing balance to the natural world. What are the reasons given by the scientists regarding the benefits of genetic modification? How does Colbert both agree and disagree with this? Based on the information you have received in this book, what are your thoughts on genetic modification and the survival of our planet? What questions or concerns do you have regarding protecting wildlife after reading into the wild chapter 3? How do these questions and concerns support Kolbert‘s purpose for writing this book?

Essay Topic 2

Kolbert background is journalism. How does she use this background in writing her book? In what ways does the reader feel that he or she is reading a work by a journalist? Do you believe it’s beneficial that Colbert has a journalism background? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

According to Kolbert, many of today's solutions are less than par when dealing with major environmental issues. Do you agree with her? Why or why not? Are there better solutions out there? If so, what might they be? How might better solutions for the environment impact mankind?

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