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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 need to develop a power base?

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

3. What was the main charge on which Huey would be tried in impeachment proceedings?

4. Which senatorial campaign did Huey work for that helped his own visibility as well?

5. Huey proposed a bill for a tax on ______________ to provide revenue for hospitals and charitable organizations.

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Bloody Monday?

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

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

4. What were Huey's political aspirations?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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