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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. What ongoing problem existed at the mouth of the Mississippi River that prohibited shipping?
(a) Rocky cliffs.
(b) Sandbars and large amounts of deposited sediment.
(c) Piracy.
(d) A strong undertow.

2. Where did Thompson go to present his argument to save New Orleans from flooding?
(a) New York City.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New Orleans.

3. What did Congress create in response to the flooding in Mississippi?
(a) A plan to reroute the river.
(b) A plan to create walls along the river.
(c) The Hoover Dam.
(d) The U.S. Levee Commission.

4. What did Eads continue to do for a living in St. Louis after his family moved on?
(a) He ran a plantation.
(b) He opened a salvage business.
(c) He became an ironworker.
(d) He started building ships.

5. What kept the Delta area underdeveloped during WWI?
(a) A lack of manpower.
(b) The Great Depression.
(c) War with the Native Americans.
(d) A busy hurricane season.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was James Thompson always seeking?

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

4. How is the Mississippi River described?

5. What was unique about the crevasse at Mounds Landing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Humphreys has his friend, Charles Howell, inspect the progress Eads is making on the jetties. Howell makes a report that the jetties aren't working the way Eads said they would. Eads in turn has a friend of his disclaim Humphreys' report. Why does Humphreys lie in his report?

3. Much of the Delta region is underwater from the failure of levees, yet the people of Greenville still have faith in their protection levee. What happens to their levee?

4. Why does Hoover see being the chairman of the flood committee as a great opportunity?

5. One night, a boat approaches the levee that protects St. Bernard and Plaquemines Parshes and is shot at. Why was the boat shot at?

6. The railroads and river make the Delta region flourish, yet there is a shortage of workers in the area. How will the better treatment of blacks by LeRoy Percy help this problem?

7. What would be the purpose of one town sabotaging the levee in another town?

8. The levees along the Mississippi River are built differently and to a "higher standard" than levees in other places. What does this engineering and planning tell you about the knowledge of the Mississippi?

9. Why does the destruction of the St. Bernard and Plaquemines levee prove to be unnecessary?

10. Why do people want to follow the ways of the Ku Klux Klan rather than follow Percy's successful lead?

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