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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Atchafalaya.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In New Orleans' earliest days, French settlers begin to live there despite the fact that the area:
(a) Is plagued by giant storms on a weekly basis.
(b) Belongs to Spain.
(c) Has practically no solid ground.
(d) Is full of poisonous snakes.

2. What is the author's role in this book?
(a) Trained scientist.
(b) Passive observer.
(c) Influential politician.
(d) Investigative reporter.

3. The author mentions that when he met Rabalais, he wore what in his pocket?
(a) Gold pocket watch.
(b) Checkered bandana.
(c) Silver pocket watch.
(d) Red bandana.

4. Throughout the book, a predominant theme is that the following gets in the way of man's plans:
(a) Machinery.
(b) Nature.
(c) The economy.
(d) Environmental Protection Agency.

5. In the 1800s, why do levee districts and boards form in Louisiana?
(a) To control water levels.
(b) For diplomatic reasons.
(c) To spread levee costs.
(d) To establish water claims.

Short Answer Questions

1. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers develops a plan to do what?

2. By 1812, the east bank of the Mississippi River is levied up to which city?

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

4. What does the author say happens in the area of the Atchafalaya River in the spring of 1973?

5. A navigation lock on the bank of the Mississippi River lowers ships down to where?

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