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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes the areas to the west of Louisiana to flood?
(a) Constant rain.
(b) A hurricane.
(c) A crevasse widened.
(d) The failure of the levee at Cabin Teele.

2. 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.

3. Why were veterans enlisted during the time the levees were being fixed?
(a) To boost the economy.
(b) To protect the area from the Native Americans.
(c) To train them for another tour of war.
(d) To prevent sabotage.

4. Where did the Mississippi River Commission decide their failure was in the 1912 and 1913 floods?
(a) Erosion.
(b) "Substandard" levee construction.
(c) Using only sandbags.
(d) A poor drainage system.

5. As other cities are flooding, why did panic erupt amongst the residents in New Orleans?
(a) They can't get any food into the city.
(b) They can see the water rising along the levee.
(c) There has been a series of murders.
(d) There are no jobs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose biography was told?

3. How is William Percy different than his father, LeRoy?

4. What was LeRoy Percy's problem with the Klan?

5. In 1926, the Klan began break apart. Why did this happen?

(see the answer key)

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