1. In the 1800s, swamps in Louisiana are drained and used as what?
(a) Storage pits.
(b) Military camps.
(c) Farmland.
(d) Hideouts.

2. Henry Shreve changes the Mississippi River by introducing what?
(a) Vegetation native to Mexico.
(b) New fish breeds.
(c) Gambling along the river.
(d) Mississippi steamboat.

3. After the U.S. Army Corps takes control of the Atchafalaya, Old Cajun bayou life is:
(a) Renewed.
(b) Diminished.
(c) Enriched.
(d) Lost.

4. This book is a:
(a) Traditional history textbook.
(b) Traditional science textbook.
(c) Historical nonfiction novel.
(d) Science fiction novel.

5. From St. Louis down to the Atchafalaya, General Sands takes note of what?
(a) Storms.
(b) Number of bird colonies.
(c) Complaints.
(d) Number of private boats.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a conversation between General Sands and Oliver Houck on a floating conference boat, what does the General remind Houck regarding the vital role of the U.S. Army Corps?

2. A snagboat is a river boat that does what?

3. What is the author's role in this book?

4. Throughout the book, a predominant theme is that the following gets in the way of man's plans:

5. When the author recalls his first time in the Atchafalaya swamps with Charles Fryling in 1980, what does he fondly remember?

(see the answer key)

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