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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Into the Wild: Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By the time 2016’s global bleaching event ended in 2017, what percentage of the Great Barrier Reef was affected?
(a) Just under 90%.
(b) Over 75%.
(c) Over 50%.
(d) Over 90%.

2. After a disastrous flood in what year, did the Army Corps of Engineers extend the levees?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1927.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1827.

3. What animal does Darwin use to support his beliefs about evolution?
(a) Fancy-pigeons.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Lab rats.
(d) Gerbals.

4. Kolbert jumps to a day when she meets Alex Kolker, a professor at LSU, who has what as a side gig?
(a) Giving demonstrations to locals of how to protect their homes against flooding in New Orleans.
(b) Giving bike tours around New Orleans.
(c) Giving lectures at local libraries around New Orleans.
(d) Giving walking tours around New Orleans.

5. Where does Kolbert stay for her last night in Nevada?
(a) The Venetian.
(b) A Native American reservation.
(c) The Paris.
(d) The Bellagio.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After a week with Gates, how does Kolbert feel?

3. What book does Kolbert say led to the introduction of Asian carp in U.S. rivers?

4. Why was Manly’s trip west end up so arduous?

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

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