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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Eads continue to do for a living in St. Louis after his family moved on?

2. What was LeRoy Percy's problem with the Klan?

3. What was the reputation of the Boston Club?

4. As the levees in other cities are failing, why would New Orleans "saboteurs" attempt to dynamite the levees by St. Bernard Parish?

5. Where did Thompson go to present his argument to save New Orleans from flooding?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. After the Mounds Landing Crevasse widens and thousands of acres are underwater, many other levees begin to fail. The white people left the area, while the black people stayed behind to work. What does this tell the reader about the Delta region?

5. 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?

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

7. 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?

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the title of the book. How did the Great Flood of 1927 change America? What has the flood caused people in the area to change? Has the area changed at all? Does the area still need improvements?

Essay Topic 2

Make an analysis on Butler. What was important to this politician? What was not important to him? What kind of person was he? What events provided examples to support Butler's reputation during the flood of 1927?

Essay Topic 3

The refugee camps were once referred to as "concentration camps." What examples in the book provide reasoning for this description? Were all people treated poorly in these camps? Explain your answer.

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