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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hoover begin to regain order in the Delta area?
(a) He sends in the National Guard.
(b) He gives people places to live.
(c) He uses his authority to start programs.
(d) He gives people money.

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

3. After the floods, the nation is talking about disaster. What does Hoover shift the national discussion to?
(a) Agriculture.
(b) Politics.
(c) Organization.
(d) War.

4. In May of 1927, what is the state of the Mississippi River?
(a) It has slowed down greatly.
(b) It is still in flood mode.
(c) It is below its normal level.
(d) It has receded to normal state.

5. Who does Hoover send "refugee directives" through?
(a) Butler.
(b) Governor Simpson.
(c) The Red Cross.
(d) William Percy.

6. What is significant about the piece of legislature allowing the structural change in the river?
(a) It is the longest one congress enacts.
(b) It is the cheapest one congress enacts.
(c) It will be the most expensive one Congress enacts.
(d) It is the shortest one congress enacts.

7. What happens as the rain continues to fall in the Delta area?
(a) Crevases widen.
(b) The Mississippi River gets longer.
(c) A waterfall develops at the bottom of the Mississippi.
(d) Multiple levees continue to fail.

8. What served as an admission that the levees only system was a failure?
(a) Blowing up the levee west of New Orleans.
(b) Building more jetties.
(c) Opening all the crevasses.
(d) Blowing up the levee south of New Orleans.

9. What is a widespread problem in St. Bernard and Plaquemines?
(a) Disease.
(b) Robbery.
(c) Murder.
(d) Starvation.

10. Where does a large structure separate the river?
(a) Right under Arkanasas.
(b) Between Mississippi and Lousiana.
(c) Between the state of Mississippi and Atchafalaya.
(d) Between Lousiana and Arkansas.

11. What does rebuilding in the Delta area lead to?
(a) More jobs is the area.
(b) The Delta region being a happier place.
(c) The Delta region returning to normal.
(d) Racial discrimination and political corruption.

12. A long series of meetings ensues to discuss the legislature to alter the river. Who moves to Washington to participate in the debates even though he was not asked?
(a) Butler.
(b) Percy.
(c) Simpson.
(d) Thomson.

13. Butler continues to make promises to the southern parishes but what are his intentions?
(a) To help them the best way he can.
(b) To keep all his promises.
(c) To steal from them.
(d) To not give them the money they were promised.

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

15. What are the refugee camps referred to at the time of the floods in the Delta?
(a) Villages.
(b) Tribes.
(c) Concentration camps.
(d) Luxury resorts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the citizens of the Delta area begin to resent Butler?

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

3. What does Moton's committee establish after their inspection of the flood area?

4. Where are thousands of people living after the floods?

5. How long do the food stages last?

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