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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As floodwaters raged, what was happening to the crevasse at Mounds Landing?
(a) It got smaller.
(b) It broke completely open.
(c) It got deeper.
(d) It quickly widened.

3. What did Congress create in response to the flooding in Mississippi?
(a) The U.S. Levee Commission.
(b) A plan to reroute the river.
(c) A plan to create walls along the river.
(d) The Hoover Dam.

4. What was unique about the crevasse at Mounds Landing?
(a) It was the only one along the Mississippi.
(b) It was the only one on the Northern Mississippi.
(c) It was the smallest along the Mississippi.
(d) It was the largest along the Mississippi.

5. As the floods continued, what did 30,000 people decide to do?
(a) Built taller houses.
(b) Evacuated the Delta area.
(c) Stayed in their homes.
(d) Found a local evauation area.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On average, how many people are the refugee camps designed to hold?

3. What happens as the rain continues to fall in the Delta area?

4. River flow is measured in cubic feet per second (cfs). What happens as the cfs increases?

5. What did the official report about the mouth of the Mississippi that Eads wrote finally say?

(see the answer key)

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