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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. How did Leroy Percy eventually get a seat in Senate despite his popularity decline?
(a) The seat was left to him in the dead senator's will.
(b) A senator died and he won a special election.
(c) No one else wanted it.
(d) He was voted in by the people.

2. River flow is measured in cubic feet per second (cfs). What happens as the cfs increases?
(a) The river's depth increases.
(b) The river's speed increases.
(c) A flood occurs.
(d) The direction of the river changes.

3. How were the levees along the Mississippi different from levees in other places?
(a) They are shorter.
(b) They are made of different materials.
(c) They are taller.
(d) They are built to a higher standard.

4. What year was the jetty project successfully completed?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1870.
(d) 1879.

5. As the floods continued, what did 30,000 people decide to do?
(a) Stayed in their homes.
(b) Found a local evauation area.
(c) Built taller houses.
(d) Evacuated the Delta area.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Leroy Percy's speeches advocate?

2. In 1920, the country was filled with racial hatred and fear. What group gained enormous fame and wealth during this time?

3. What did spring flooding in the upper Mississippi River cause?

4. Who was at the center of New Orleans finances and is also a Club member?

5. Why wasn't Humphrey's report accepted well in the United States?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do the politics in New Orleans operate during the time of the flood in 1927?

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

4. When the author says it is hoped that the bridge construction will "marry steamboats to railroads", what does he mean?

5. 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?

6. 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?

7. Although the blacks are traditionally known for harvesting cotton, LeRoy Percy does not seek their help to avoid any racial tensions. Instead, Percy imports thousands of Italians and racial problems still emerge. Why does this happen?

8. When Humphreys does publish his report, it receives great acclaim in Europe, but because of the Civil War it doesn't receive a lot of recognition in the United States. Why would the Civil War limit the recognition of Humphreys' report?

9. Why does Thompson feel he is doing a good thing by withholding news from the public?

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

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