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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Coolidge done for the flooded areas in 1927?
(a) He has designed a fundraisier to raise money for them.
(b) Nothing.
(c) He's visited them.
(d) He has donated money.

2. Who took control of Charles Percy's family affairs after he dies?
(a) His children.
(b) His wife.
(c) His mother.
(d) His brother.

3. Prior to Thompson's plan being implemented, what happened to the refugees south of the levee?
(a) They built a new levee.
(b) They evacuated.
(c) They protested.
(d) They refused to leave.

4. What happens in June of 1927?
(a) A hurricane hits the area.
(b) A second flood crest moves down the river.
(c) A giant fire destroys New Orleans.
(d) Coolidge is impeached.

5. What year was the jetty project successfully completed?
(a) 1879.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1870.

Short Answer Questions

1. As much of the Delta area was flooding, why did Greenville remain hopeful?

2. What will eventually happen to the water released through the Mounds Landing crevasse?

3. Why did armed St. Bernard Parish men visit the bankers of New Orleans?

4. How were the results of Thompson's plan being predicted?

5. What did W.A. Percy institute in the Delta area?

(see the answer key)

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