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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did armed St. Bernard Parish men visit the bankers of New Orleans?
(a) To hold them hostage.
(b) To ensure their city will get what they are promised.
(c) To rob them.
(d) To protect them.

2. What does the New Orleans' financial elite spend a lot of time doing?
(a) Raising money for the surrounding areas.
(b) Strengthening their levees.
(c) Convincing the national business interests that New Orleans was never in flood danger.
(d) Helping the areas around them rebuild.

3. As floodwaters raged, what was happening to the crevasse at Mounds Landing?
(a) It broke completely open.
(b) It got smaller.
(c) It quickly widened.
(d) It got deeper.

4. Who took control of Charles Percy's family affairs after he dies?
(a) His wife.
(b) His mother.
(c) His children.
(d) His brother.

5. How did Humphrey feel about Ellet's suggestions about the river?
(a) Humphrey was excited about the idea.
(b) Humphrey took it as a personal insult.
(c) Humphrey thought it was an awful idea.
(d) Humphrey was nervous about the idea.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does William Percy gain his reputation?

2. How is the Mississippi River described?

3. With whom does LeRoy Percy Sr. prefer to have a relationship with rather than William?

4. What are the refugee camps referred to at the time of the floods in the Delta?

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

(see the answer key)

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