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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As much of the Delta area was flooding, why did Greenville remain hopeful?
(a) They had an 8 foot high protection levee.
(b) They never flooded before.
(c) They had a higher elevation than the other cities.
(d) They weren't right on the river.

2. What was the weather like in the Prologue as the guests of the social party head home?
(a) Sunny.
(b) Foggy.
(c) Snowing.
(d) Stormy.

3. What did the official report about the mouth of the Mississippi that Eads wrote finally say?
(a) The channel is 16 feet deep with no sandbar.
(b) The channel is 16 feet deep but a sandbar still exists.
(c) The channel did not get any deeper.
(d) The channel is only 14 feet deep and the sandbar is still there.

4. What two things did Humphrey unsuccessfully attempt to do to change the mouth of the Mississippi River?
(a) Bridges and canals.
(b) Canals and dredges.
(c) Creating a new river and a dam.
(d) Dredges and bridges.

5. What did spring flooding in the upper Mississippi River cause?
(a) Property destruction, deaths and devastation.
(b) A great fishing season.
(c) A richer soil for planting crops.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Eads continue to do for a living in St. Louis after his family moved on?

2. What did Leroy Percy's speeches advocate?

3. How did Eads assist in the Civil War?

4. Who finally gave approval for Thompson to organize his plan when he arrives back to the Delta area?

5. What two cities were underwater in early 1927?

(see the answer key)

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