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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In September, 1927 what condition is the Mississippi Drainage Basin in?
(a) In reconstruction.
(b) The same as before the flood.
(c) Flourishing in crops.
(d) Ruin and rot.

2. Who receives large bonuses for the work they did during the floods?
(a) The people at the Red Cross.
(b) Butler's hatchet men.
(c) The Percy family.
(d) The workers who fixed the levees.

3. How were the levees along the Mississippi different from levees in other places?
(a) They are taller.
(b) They are made of different materials.
(c) They are built to a higher standard.
(d) They are shorter.

4. Who is in charge of the finances in New Orleans?
(a) Butler.
(b) Governor Simpson.
(c) William Percy.
(d) LeRoy Percy.

5. How did Leroy Percy eventually get a seat in Senate despite his popularity decline?
(a) The seat was left to him in the dead senator's will.
(b) He was voted in by the people.
(c) No one else wanted it.
(d) A senator died and he won a special election.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What has Coolidge done for the flooded areas in 1927?

3. What was James Thompson always seeking?

4. How did Humphrey prove himself to be in combat?

5. How does Hoover begin to make improvements of the Delta area during the 1927 floods?

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