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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are claimants with political and social connections treated differently from the others awaiting compensation?
(a) They are given double the amounts.
(b) They didn't need the money.
(c) They are paid off in special deals.
(d) They didn't have to wait for their money.

2. If the black work force does not return to the area, what does LeRoy Percy believe will happen?
(a) The Delta area will become even more segregated.
(b) The segregation in the Delta area will improve.
(c) The Delta area will never recover.
(d) The Delta area will recover more quickly.

3. What happened within 10 days of the change in the crevasse at Mounds Landing?
(a) A hurricane.
(b) A drought.
(c) A dam was built.
(d) One million acres of land was under 10 feet of water.

4. How did Humphrey prove himself to be in combat?
(a) Skittish and scared.
(b) Sympathetic.
(c) Ruthless and cold.
(d) Strategical.

5. What makes Hoover a hero in 1927?
(a) His role during the flood.
(b) His skills as an engineer.
(c) His honesty to the people of the Delta region.
(d) His generosity to the refugees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Simpson and the others do to find a solution to the compensation problem?

2. What is Hoover's main response to the Greenville situation?

3. Who does Hoover select as the chairman of the Colored Advisory Committee?

4. How were the levees along the Mississippi different from levees in other places?

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

(see the answer key)

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