2. 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 have to wait for their money.
(c) They are paid off in special deals.
(d) They didn't need the money.

3. What is Hoover's main response to the Greenville situation?
(a) He dontated money himself.
(b) He asked the President for help.
(c) He went into damage control.
(d) He ignored it.

4. What is Will's position during the floods of 1927?
(a) He is the President's secretary.
(b) He is Hoover's assistant.
(c) He is chairman of the Red Cross.
(d) He is mayor of New Orleans.

5. What happens in June of 1927?
(a) A second flood crest moves down the river.
(b) Coolidge is impeached.
(c) A giant fire destroys New Orleans.
(d) A hurricane hits the area.

6. Why can't boats in the flooded area help get people out?
(a) All the boats got washed away.
(b) The boats weren't large enough.
(c) There was no way to get fuel to the boats.
(d) The boats were not working sufficiently.

7. What does Moton's committee establish after their inspection of the flood area?
(a) That the area was flourishing.
(b) That blacks were being treated fairly in the area.
(c) That blacks were being held captive in the camps.
(d) That the area wasn't fit to live in.

8. A year after the flooding at Mounds Landing, how many people were the Red Cross still feeding?
(a) 500.
(b) 12,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) None.

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

10. How do black leaders respond to the treatment of the blacks in Greenville?
(a) They protest.
(b) They urge Hoover to fix it.
(c) They burn down Hoover's house.
(d) They accept it.

11. What happens to the city of New Orleans after the floods of 1927?
(a) The city suffered financial losses and goes into a period of decay.
(b) The city was flooded.
(c) The city got richer than ever.
(d) The city caught fire.

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

13. Why isn't the national goodwill effective in the Delta region?
(a) There aren't enough funds and the funds are being used poorly.
(b) The government won't let them help.
(c) The people won't allow the national goodwill in the region.
(d) The national goodwill refuses to help.

14. During Christmastime in 1929, why are the Greenville whites in public mourning?
(a) LeRoy Percy has died.
(b) Their city is still in shambles.
(c) The KKK has returned.
(d) Governor Simpson was defeated.

15. How have cutoffs changed?
(a) They shortened the river and increased its flow.
(b) They decreased the flow of the river.
(c) They changed the path of the river.
(d) They lengthened the river.