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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Los Angeles Against the Mountains.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author recounts how the Genofile family wakes up one February night to the sound of what?
(a) Bears in the house.
(b) Thunder.
(c) Sirens.
(d) Crashing boulders.

2. What does the author say happens in the area of the Atchafalaya River in the spring of 1973?
(a) Dry conditions bring the river levels down, grounding countless boats.
(b) River levels rise and surrounding fields are covered in brown floodwater.
(c) Three hurricanes devastate the region, leaving millions homeless.
(d) Freak storms from the north bring snow to the region, freezing the rivers solid.

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

4. Reykjavik is the capital city of what nation?
(a) Poland.
(b) Iceland.
(c) Greenland.
(d) Denmark.

5. Do the members of the Genofile family survive the debris flow crash?
(a) All but one do.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) All but two do.

Short Answer Questions

1. Congress mandates that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers survey the Mississippi and tributaries in order to assure and improve what?

2. Every thousand years or so, the Mississippi River goes through a major shift that leaves behind what?

3. When the author asks several individuals why people buy homes in dangerous areas of Southern California, one of the answers he receives is that:

4. Debris flows occur at different places and different times, happening infrequently enough that:

5. In Heimaey, who is Sveinn Eiriksson?

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