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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why wasn't Humphrey's report accepted well in the United States?
(a) The Civil War was happening.
(b) The Americans didn't believe him.
(c) He didn't publish it in the United States.
(d) The report didn't make any sense.

2. Who was at the center of New Orleans finances and is also a Club member?
(a) Hoover.
(b) James Pierce Butler Jr.
(c) Will Percy.
(d) LeRoy Percy.

3. For decades, what were the levees constructed to do?
(a) Decrease farmland.
(b) Increase farmland.
(c) Increase the number of outlets.
(d) Increase the number of reservoirs.

4. Who finally gave approval for Thompson to organize his plan when he arrives back to the Delta area?
(a) Governor Simpson.
(b) Hoover.
(c) Percy.
(d) Coolidge.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Eads allowed to proceed with his idea after being opposed unanimously?

2. In 1926, the Klan began break apart. Why did this happen?

3. As the floods continued, what did 30,000 people decide to do?

4. When small tunnels are formed beneath the levee a miniature geyser erupts. What is this mini geyser called?

5. Why was more attention given to Mardi Gras when the history of the area was given?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Boston Club symbolize in New Orleans?

2. Thompson has the idea of dynamiting the levees to the south of New Orleans, but who gets the idea primarily accepted by everyone?

3. A racist governor is elected into office in Mississippi, yet it is still considered a safe place for the blacks to work. However, when waters begin to rise, black convicts are ordered to lay on the levee and use their bodies as sandbags. Does everyone follow Percy's influence to alleviate discrimination?

4. As committees are formed to decide about dynamiting the levee, the Mounds Landing crevasse is brought up in conversation. Why is this crevasse brought into the conversation?

5. World War I has begun and the Delta area is flourishing, yet lacking in manpower. Percy is a big influence for the fine development of the area, yet the more successful the area's development becomes, the more Percy's popularity decreases. Why do you think this happens?

6. After facing complete opposition, how would Eads' offer to independently pay for the construction of the jetties completely change the minds of the public and politicians?

7. What are the terms that are reached for the levee that protects St. Bernard and Plaquemines to be destroyed?

8. As many cities along the Mississippi found themselves under tremendous amounts of water, what was the mood in the Midwest?

9. The author wrote that during the 1800's "the prevailing attitude is that the Mississippi River can be controlled if the laws of nature governing the river were understood." What could John M. Barry mean by this?

10. After reading the reports of Humphreys and Eads and hearing the oppositions of many engineers, the government insisted the reason the levees weren't working is because they weren't built correctly, not because other things were needed. Why didn't the politicians listen to the reports?

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