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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. Congress mandates that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers survey the Mississippi and tributaries in order to assure and improve what?
2. When floodwaters cover twenty-six thousand square miles in 1927, how is New Orleans saved?
3. What does the 1927 flood in Louisiana teach officials about levees?
4. The Old River Control began its operations in what year?
5. By 1812, the east bank of the Mississippi River is levied up to which city?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Major General Thomas Sands' annual Low Water Inspection Trip along the Mississippi River.
2. 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.
3. Describe what McPhee writes about Morgan City, Louisiana.
4. Congress enacts the Flood Control Act in 1928 to launch the Mississippi River and Tributaries Project. What is done through this project?
5. What are some of the main points the author tries to make through this work of historical nonfiction?
6. What is the goal of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with regards to the Atchafalya and Mississippi rivers?
7. What are some of the predominant problems in the regions populated near the Atchafalaya and Mississippi rivers?
8. The Old River Control project began operating in 1963. What happens ten years later?
9. Who is Henry Shreve, and what does he do?
10. What is Major General Sands' concluding thoughts regarding the Old River Control Structure?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
1. How might building more debris basins alleviate mountain debris flow problems in Southern California? How might building more basins aggravate the problem?
2. How might adding more river control structures near the Atchafalaya River in Louisiana alleviate the region's flooding problems? How might adding more structures aggravate the problem?
Essay Topic 2
From your observations of the Louisiana, Iceland, and California examples the author covers in his book, explain why people choose to live in dangerous places where the forces of nature are especially active. Do you feel that the reasons for living in these places outweigh the risks and dangers? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
In "Cooling The Lava," how much of the success of the operation can be attributed to human ingenuity, and how much can be attributed to a fortunate turn of events? Explain your answer in detail, supporting your conclusions with examples.
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