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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. What is a lame duck session in Congress?

2. On what ticket did Earl Long run for Governor of Louisiana?

3. Why was Huey's demeanor regarding LSU?

4. What was the name of the book Huey wrote?

5. How did Huey get tax bills passed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the conditions under which Huey agreed to run for the Senate?

2. Why did Huey publish a newspaper and write a book in 1933?

3. What was Huey's attendance record like while he served in the Senate?

4. What was Huey's position on seeking the office of U.S. President?

5. What was Huey's Share Our Wealth Plan?

6. What other areas at Louisiana State University (LSU) did Huey get involved in?

7. What was the state of Huey's social life while in Washington?

8. Who was Hattie Caraway and what influence did Huey have on her political career?

9. How did Franklin Roosevelt's influence contribute to Huey's acting more like a conventional Senator?

10. What was the Round Robin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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