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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Hoover seek assistance from to redevelop the Delta region?
(a) LeRoy Percy and Butler.
(b) LeRoy and William Percy.
(c) LeRoy Percy and Simpson.
(d) Butler and Simpson.

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

3. What decision does Will Percy make pertaining to the refugees in Greenville?
(a) To stop giving them resources.
(b) To evacuate them.
(c) To create more camps.
(d) To keep them there.

4. Why is Butler's bank paid a generous sum of money?
(a) They sold a lot of property to businesses after the floods.
(b) They collected a lot of money from taxes.
(c) They owned insurance on the homes in the southern parishes.
(d) The bank's yacht was used in rescue missions.

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

6. What could be a huge force in politics in the 1920's?
(a) The female vote.
(b) The black vote.
(c) Automobiles.
(d) Child labor laws.

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

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

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

10. With whom does LeRoy Percy Sr. prefer to have a relationship with rather than William?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His nephew.
(c) His neighbor.
(d) His daughter.

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

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

13. What makes the racial tensions obvious in Greenville?
(a) There are racial attacks.
(b) The whites kept the food and sold the supplies.
(c) The blacks are being treated like royalty.
(d) Only the whites have to go to work.

14. How does the levee camp become a slave camp?
(a) All the people there are treated miserably.
(b) The blacks are required to go to work and fix the levees.
(c) The camps are disgustingly dirty.
(d) They don't let any of the people leave the camp.

15. Why do the citizens of the Delta area begin to resent Butler?
(a) He was successful and the person limiting reimbursements.
(b) He was robbing everyone.
(c) He was a nasty man.
(d) He was a con artist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who remains in Greenville after the news of the coming floodwaters is announced?

2. Why does Moton continue to support Hoover?

3. What happened to LeRoy Percy Jr.?

4. How does William Percy gain his reputation?

5. Where does a large structure separate the river?

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