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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The writing on Dugie's belt buckle reads:
(a) To tame the wild Atchafalaya.
(b) To serve nature and protect man.
(c) To help control the Mississippi.
(d) To conquer nature and advance humanity.

2. What does James B. Eads invent to explore the Mississippi River?
(a) Underwater camera.
(b) Water telescope.
(c) Submarine.
(d) Glass-bottom boat.

3. In feet, how long is the towboat Mississippi?
(a) 459.
(b) 42.
(c) 23.
(d) 217.

4. What does Major General Thomas Sands do each year on the Mississippi in late summer or early fall?
(a) Conducts Homeland Security military exercises.
(b) Hosts the Water Recreation Festival.
(c) Takes a Low Water Inspection Trip.
(d) Trains new U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recruits.

5. On General Sand's floating conference boat, Oliver Houck is the only board member who is active in what?
(a) Taking the census.
(b) Local political life.
(c) Cancelling the Old River project.
(d) Environmental movement.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1973, what happens to the Old River Control structure despite engineers drilling it and filling it with cement?

2. This book is a:

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

4. After the U.S. Army Corps takes control of the Atchafalaya, Old Cajun bayou life is:

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the predominant problems in the regions populated near the Atchafalaya and Mississippi rivers?

2. What is the goal of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with regards to the Atchafalya and Mississippi rivers?

3. The Old River Control project began operating in 1963. What happens ten years later?

4. What is the Old River Control project developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers?

5. In the 1700s, why did people settle in New Orleans and surrounding areas despite the region clearly being a floodplain?

6. Name some of the companies and industries that are attracted to the regions in and around Baton Rouge and New Orleans as these communities develop.

7. Explain what the author says about Old Cajun bayou life in the Atchafalaya region after the Corps took control.

8. Describe Major General Thomas Sands' annual Low Water Inspection Trip along the Mississippi River.

9. Describe some of the challenges New Orleans faces because of its geographical location.

10. What is James B. Eads' contribution to the Mississippi River?

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