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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Prior to Thompson's plan being implemented, what happened to the refugees south of the levee?
(a) They refused to leave.
(b) They protested.
(c) They evacuated.
(d) They built a new levee.

2. How were the results of Thompson's plan being predicted?
(a) The river will stop rising.
(b) There will be thousands of refugees but the river will still rise.
(c) New Orleans will be saved.
(d) There will be no refugees.

3. What happened in the Mississippi region between 1884-1889?
(a) Railroads developed quickly.
(b) The Hoover Dam was built.
(c) The first person traveled cross country.
(d) Someone drove a submarine down the Mississippi.

4. As much of the Delta area was flooding, why did Greenville remain hopeful?
(a) They weren't right on the river.
(b) They had an 8 foot high protection levee.
(c) They had a higher elevation than the other cities.
(d) They never flooded before.

5. What has Coolidge done for the flooded areas in 1927?
(a) Nothing.
(b) He has donated money.
(c) He's visited them.
(d) He has designed a fundraisier to raise money for them.

Short Answer Questions

1. River flow is measured in cubic feet per second (cfs). What happens as the cfs increases?

2. On average, how many people are the refugee camps designed to hold?

3. As floodwaters raged, what was happening to the crevasse at Mounds Landing?

4. Why did armed St. Bernard Parish men visit the bankers of New Orleans?

5. What did St. Bernard and Plaquemines Parishes demand if Thompson's plan is implemented?

(see the answer key)

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