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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the reputation of the Boston Club?
(a) It is a very charitable organization.
(b) Its members have social status and wealth.
(c) It is not a reputable club.
(d) It is open to anyone who wants to join.

2. Where did Thompson go to present his argument to save New Orleans from flooding?
(a) Washington D.C.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York City.
(d) New Orleans.

3. Who were the residents in Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parishes?
(a) Bankers, politicians and socialites.
(b) Fishermen, bankers, and politicians.
(c) Mainly the blacks.
(d) Fishermen, trappers and bootleggers.

4. What two cities were underwater in early 1927?
(a) Cincinnati and Pittsburgh.
(b) Chicago and Columbus.
(c) Pittsburgh and Cleveland.
(d) Cincinnati and Cleveland.

5. With whom did Leroy Percy form a relationship that benefited him greatly in the 1900's?
(a) President Theodore Roosevelt.
(b) The leader of the KKK.
(c) Eads.
(d) J. Edgar Hoover.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what ways was New Olreans described?

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

3. How is the Mississippi River described?

4. What was LeRoy Percy's problem with the Klan?

5. Which two things did river height depend on?

(see the answer key)

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