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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. The author states in Chapter Ten that agriculture uses what percent of all the water in California?

2. Where is Bijou Creek located?

3. In what year did the Fontenelle Dam spring a big leak, according to the author in Chapter Eleven?

4. What was the name of the city in which the Hohokam lived and where downtown Phoenix is today?

5. The dedication ceremony of the Hoover Dam drew approximately how many people?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the assets of the members of the Hohokam culture in Chapter Eight?

2. What project does the author describe as symbolic of California’s wealth in Chapter Ten?

3. What misconception about California’s climate does the author describe in the beginning of Chapter Ten?

4. How does the author describe the benefits of the Central Valley Project for American farmers in Chapter Ten?

5. Where and how did Floyd Elgin Dominy make enemies in his role at the Bureau of Reclamation?

6. How was the Central Valley Project different from other Reclamation projects, according to the author?

7. Who does the author describe as being absent at the dedication of the Hoover Dam in Chapter Eight?

8. How does the author describe Floyd Elgin Dominy? When and where did he begin his career?

9. How does the author describe the conservation movement’s efforts in relation to the water-development interests in Chapter Seven?

10. How is the Fontenelle Dam described by the author? Where is it located?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Major General William F. Cassidy, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Bureau of Reclamation. Why does the author consider these two bureaucracies to be “rivals in crime”? On what date did Major General William F. Cassidy give a speech titled “The Future of Water Development” and what did this speech entail?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss William Mulholland and Fred Eaton. What impact did William Mulholland have on the city of Los Angeles? What dedications to Mulholland exist in Los Angeles today? How is he currently perceived by Californians?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss Harrison Gray Otis. When and where was he born? What brought him to L.A.? How did Otis secure ownership of the Times and the Mirror? How much did each cost him?

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