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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. River flow is measured in cubic feet per second (cfs). What happens as the cfs increases?
(a) The river's speed increases.
(b) The direction of the river changes.
(c) The river's depth increases.
(d) A flood occurs.

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

3. For decades, what were the levees constructed to do?
(a) Increase farmland.
(b) Decrease farmland.
(c) Increase the number of outlets.
(d) Increase the number of reservoirs.

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

5. What will eventually happen to the water released through the Mounds Landing crevasse?
(a) It will flow back into the Mississippi River.
(b) It will flow into the Colorado River.
(c) It will flow into the Arkansas River.
(d) It will continue to flood the area.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Congress create in response to the flooding in Mississippi?

2. What happened the day after Thompson's plan is implemented?

3. Who took control of Charles Percy's family affairs after he dies?

4. What year was the jetty project successfully completed?

5. What happened when Hoover goes to inspect the levee south of New Orleans?

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