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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. In May of 1927, what is the state of the Mississippi River?

2. If the black work force does not return to the area, what does LeRoy Percy believe will happen?

3. How does Butler ensure the city of New Orleans will not face legal actions?

4. How does Butler limit payments to the people in the southern parishes?

5. How is William Percy different than his father, LeRoy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What effects the lengths of the food stages?

2. How will the improvements to Project Flood reduce flooding?

3. Explain how the refugees of the lower parishes are "swindled" out of the money that is promised to them?

4. Why does Hoover's views and the Colored Advisory Committee's views different?

5. How does the levee get fixed without armed guards forcing the blacks to do it?

6. Although William Percy hates war, he fights in WWI and emerges a hero. What does this tell the reader about William's character?

7. How does Hoover respond to the demands of the national black leaders?

8. How does making the river management a national problem change the way things will be handled in the future?

9. What makes Hoover the obvious candidate when Coolidge decides to not run for reelection?

10. What condition are St. Bernard Parish and Plaquemines in?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This nonfiction reenactment is full of history, hardship and culture. What points can be depicted from the novel? Why are these topics important in the novel? What events really emphasize each topic?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast how the whites were treated versus how the blacks of the area were treated. Were they treated the same? Differently? Were the behaviors consistent?

Essay Topic 3

The tone of the story was set very early on in this historical recount. How would the tone of this nonfiction piece best be described? What created the tone as such? Is there any portion of the the Flood in 1927 in which the tone changes?

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