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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened the day after Thompson's plan is implemented?
(a) A levee to the west of New Orleans breaks.
(b) New Orleans flooded regardless.
(c) The rain stopped.
(d) The river level dropped.

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

3. What happened in the Mississippi region between 1884-1889?
(a) Someone drove a submarine down the Mississippi.
(b) Railroads developed quickly.
(c) The first person traveled cross country.
(d) The Hoover Dam was built.

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

5. What did St. Bernard and Plaquemines Parishes demand if Thompson's plan is implemented?
(a) New levees to be built.
(b) To become part of New Orleans.
(c) A share of the profits.
(d) Full compensation for the damages that are done.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Mississippi River Commission decide their failure was in the 1912 and 1913 floods?

2. As the floods continued, what did 30,000 people decide to do?

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

4. What happens in June of 1927?

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

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