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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For decades, what were the levees constructed to do?
(a) Increase the number of outlets.
(b) Increase farmland.
(c) Decrease farmland.
(d) Increase the number of reservoirs.

3. What did Leroy Percy's speeches advocate?
(a) To be able to keep slaves.
(b) The right for women to vote.
(c) Equal rights for women in education and the workforce.
(d) Better treatment for blacks and education for black children..

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

5. What happened when Hoover goes to inspect the levee south of New Orleans?
(a) He got caught in a storm.
(b) The levee broke.
(c) He almost drowned.
(d) His boat was shot at.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hoover need a good reputation with the blacks?

2. How did Humphrey feel about Ellet's suggestions about the river?

3. In 1920, the country was filled with racial hatred and fear. What group gained enormous fame and wealth during this time?

4. What two cities were underwater in early 1927?

5. How does the levee camp become a slave camp?

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