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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. How much was Huey fined in a libel suit?

2. Who was Joe Messina?

3. What was the name of the lard product that Huey and Harley sold as traveling salesmen?

4. What was the big case that influenced Huey's career over the next few years?

5. Many people characterized Huey as _______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some of the campaign promises Huey delivered on and how did he plan to finance them?

2. How did Huey's fight against the Cumberland Company's rate increases highlight his ability to fight for common people?

3. What were the circumstances behind of the first attempt to impeach Huey?

4. Why was the Ku Klux Klan a problem issue in Huey's gubernatorial run in 1923?

5. Describe Huey's sales ability.

6. What was the nature of the severance tax on which Huey and Parker disagreed?

7. What was Bloody Monday?

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

9. What were some of the campaign tactics Huey used in the run for governor in 1927?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ambition takes on an almost human persona in this book. What is this literary technique called? What was the source of Huey's ambitions? Was he consumed with winning and getting ahead? Cite examples that support this position.

Essay Topic 2

The author used more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two examples about loss in the book and then explain why the examples support the theme.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the impact that Huey's childhood had on him as an adult. What did it mean to grow up in the late 19th century in Louisiana? What stigmas did Huey live with for his entire life? How did Huey leverage his ancestry to carve out a political career for himself?

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