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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. Where did Huey establish his campaign headquarters in New Orleans?

2. A parish in Louisiana is equivalent to a ____________ in other states.

3. Huey formulated a __________________ that was not accepted by the independent oil producer's association.

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How successful was Huey's law practice?

4. Why did Huey and Rose move to Shreveport and what kind of legal cases did Huey specialize in?

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

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

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

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

9. What was the big case regarding bridges that influenced Huey's career?

10. What was Bloody Monday?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of men in the early 20th century when Huey and his colleagues were coming of age. What precedents did they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions did they have? What freedoms, if any, did they have that 21st century men do not?

Essay Topic 2

Huey Long was no stranger to hurt and pain. From what you know of Huey's life through this book, what were his biggest sorrows and worst betrayals? How did he manage through them? How did his coping skills evidence themselves in many aspects of his life? Explain.

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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