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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does LeRoy Percy Sr. prefer to have a relationship with rather than William?
(a) His nephew.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His neighbor.

2. Why does Hoover get the assistance of Moton?
(a) To include the black community in his plans.
(b) To get a better relationship with the black community.
(c) To show he wasn't racist.
(d) To "deflect" criticism of the black community.

3. Where are thousands of people living after the floods?
(a) In trees and on rooftops.
(b) In different states.
(c) Still in their houses.
(d) In shelters.

4. How does the black population respond to the decision made by the council?
(a) They protested.
(b) They started a riot.
(c) They boycotted.
(d) They offered to organize work parties.

5. Who receives large bonuses for the work they did during the floods?
(a) The workers who fixed the levees.
(b) The people at the Red Cross.
(c) The Percy family.
(d) Butler's hatchet men.

6. What happens in June of 1927?
(a) A second flood crest moves down the river.
(b) A hurricane hits the area.
(c) Coolidge is impeached.
(d) A giant fire destroys New Orleans.

7. After the floods, the nation is talking about disaster. What does Hoover shift the national discussion to?
(a) Agriculture.
(b) War.
(c) Politics.
(d) Organization.

8. What makes the racial tensions obvious in Greenville?
(a) The whites kept the food and sold the supplies.
(b) Only the whites have to go to work.
(c) The blacks are being treated like royalty.
(d) There are racial attacks.

9. Why does Moton continue to support Hoover?
(a) He likes Hoover.
(b) He believes Hoover can bring him wealth.
(c) Hoover pays him well.
(d) He doesn't realize Hoover will break his promises.

10. Why does the flood plan have to be constantly changed?
(a) No one really knows what they are doing.
(b) They change with new government.
(c) The river is always changing.
(d) Problems still exist.

11. How does Butler limit payments to the people in the southern parishes?
(a) He only gives a certain amount per household.
(b) He limits the amount each parish can have.
(c) He didn't raise a lot of money.
(d) He doesn't look at the sales receipts.

12. Why do the newspapers run reports that Butler is giving fair repayments?
(a) Butler is paying them off.
(b) Butler threatened to sue.
(c) They are afraid of Butler.
(d) They believe he is actually making these repayments.

13. A long series of meetings ensues to discuss the legislature to alter the river. Who moves to Washington to participate in the debates even though he was not asked?
(a) Thomson.
(b) Simpson.
(c) Butler.
(d) Percy.

14. Who primarily establishes the legislature to alter the river?
(a) The Tri-State Flood Control Committee.
(b) The President of the United States
(c) Congress.
(d) The Mississippi River Committee.

15. What is significant about the piece of legislature allowing the structural change in the river?
(a) It is the shortest one congress enacts.
(b) It is the longest one congress enacts.
(c) It is the cheapest one congress enacts.
(d) It will be the most expensive one Congress enacts.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What fraction of the crops planted are actually harvested?

3. What makes Hoover a hero in 1927?

4. How does Hoover manage to import boats to the area?

5. Where does a large structure separate the river?

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