View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Huey became an advocate for change in the area of __________________.

2. What profession did Huey practice after his move to #25?

3. In what year did the House impeach Huey?

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

5. In what year was Huey Long assassinated?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What types of clients did Huey represent in his Shreveport law office?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What were two campaign promises that Huey made that he was making come true?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What would Huey do? Identify some situations that have occurred in Louisiana and the United States in general and project what Huey's response would have been. For example, how would Huey have managed the situation in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina hit? How would Huey have managed the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that has devastated thousands of Louisiana and Gulf Coast businesses and lifestyles.

Essay Topic 3

Thomas Paine wrote that "These are the times that try men's souls." Despite being written during the time of the Revolutionary War, the statement still held true for those enduring the Great Depression. Explain how the times tried the souls of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Huey Long, and others in government. How did the times try the souls of American citizens in general? Explain.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 975 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample