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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. In what election did Huey begin to influence decisions and build his power base for the next gubernatorial election?

2. To what political party did Huey belong?

3. What role figured into Huey's political career plans?

4. What was a major fear of Huey's?

5. What was a dominant personality characteristic of Huey Long's?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Huey's political aspirations?

2. What types of clients did Huey represent in his Shreveport law office?

3. What was the big case regarding bridges that influenced Huey's career?

4. Sum up Huey Long's life up until his time as a U.S. Senator.

5. What happened after Huey lost a few sales jobs and ended up broke in Memphis?

6. Why was the Ku Klux Klan a problem issue in Huey's gubernatorial run in 1923?

7. What were two campaign promises that Huey made that he was making come true?

8. Why didn't Huey's family live in the governor's mansion?

9. Describe Huey's campaign strategies during his run for governor in 1923.

10. What was the nature of the severance tax on which Huey and Parker disagreed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Huey Long's personal code. Why did he not fear bucking huge corporations if it meant helping the underdog or the unsupported? Why was Huey willing to risk his life for what he believed in? Why did Willie always surround himself with "yes" men?

Essay Topic 2

What would Huey do? Identify some situations that have occurred in Louisiana and the United States in general and project what Huey's response would have been. For example, how would Huey have managed the situation in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina hit? How would Huey have managed the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that has devastated thousands of Louisiana and Gulf Coast businesses and lifestyles.

Essay Topic 3

Personal identity is an important theme in this book. Who were some of the people in the book who had the strongest personalities? What were their personal codes? How did Huey measure up to these people? Did Huey have a personal code? If so, what was it? Explain.

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