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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. Against what company did Huey fight a rate increase in February of 1921?

2. In what year did Huey become governor of Louisiana?

3. In what year did Huey run for governor of Louisiana?

4. In what year was Huey Long assassinated?

5. In what city did Huey attend high school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Huey begin to establish his power base and his popularity in Louisiana?

2. In what type of household did Huey grow up?

3. How did Huey slide into the national political scene by attending the Democratic National Convention?

4. Summarize Huey Long's life as a U.S. Senator until his untimely death in 1935.

5. Describe Huey's campaign strategies during his run for governor in 1923.

6. What impact did Huey's brother, Julius, have on Huey's life?

7. Describe Huey as a child.

8. Why didn't Huey's family live in the governor's mansion?

9. Who was John M. Parker and what was his political nemesis?

10. What were some of Huey's innovative campaign techniques?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the significance of the book's title. What does the author intend to express by calling it simply HUEY LONG? Suggest three alternative titles for this book with supporting rationale for each one.

Essay Topic 2

HUEY LONG is a classic biography. What does that classification entail? Why does this book fit into this category?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the cultural climate in America in the 1930s and why the time was right for Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. What were the basic tenets of the New Deal? Why was Huey opposed to some elements of the New Deal? Why did he grudgingly support the New Deal? Explain.

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