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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the major storms that were occurring along the Mississippi River in 1927, what happens to the dam in Arkansas?
(a) It was eroded away.
(b) It withstood the flood waters.
(c) It was blown up.
(d) It was getting repaired.

2. How does Butler limit payments to the people in the southern parishes?
(a) He limits the amount each parish can have.
(b) He didn't raise a lot of money.
(c) He only gives a certain amount per household.
(d) He doesn't look at the sales receipts.

3. Why do the newspapers run reports that Butler is giving fair repayments?
(a) They are afraid of Butler.
(b) Butler is paying them off.
(c) Butler threatened to sue.
(d) They believe he is actually making these repayments.

4. What did the flooding of 1912 and 1913 demonstrate?
(a) The weakness of the government.
(b) The strength of the levee system.
(c) The failure of the levee system.
(d) The strength of the people.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't boats in the flooded area help get people out?

2. Whose vote did Hoover lose in the election for president?

3. On average, how many people are the refugee camps designed to hold?

4. What did Hoover do during WWI?

5. What does rebuilding in the Delta area lead to?

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