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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 many years did it take Huey to pass the bar exam?

2. What was one of the promises Huey made during his gubernatorial campaign?

3. In what type of case did Huey win the biggest fee of his legal career?

4. In what city did Huey attend high school?

5. Which candidates usually won when they had the support of the Ring?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Huey as a child.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What was Bloody Monday?

10. What were some of the challenges that faced Huey as he began his gubernatorial race in 1927?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief description and character study of Huey's wife, Rose. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were some of her negative characteristics? What were her hopes and fears? What motivated her throughout her life?

Essay Topic 3

Personal identity is an important theme in this book. Who were some of the people in the book who had the strongest personalities? What were their personal codes? How did Huey measure up to these people? Did Huey have a personal code? If so, what was it? Explain.

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