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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During Christmastime in 1929, why are the Greenville whites in public mourning?
(a) Governor Simpson was defeated.
(b) Their city is still in shambles.
(c) The KKK has returned.
(d) LeRoy Percy has died.

2. On average, how many people are the refugee camps designed to hold?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 1 million.

3. What is Will's position during the floods of 1927?
(a) He is chairman of the Red Cross.
(b) He is the President's secretary.
(c) He is mayor of New Orleans.
(d) He is Hoover's assistant.

4. Who is very aware of Butler's actions regarding the allocation of funds to the southern parishes?
(a) Herbert Hoover.
(b) Governor Simpson.
(c) President Coolidge.
(d) William Percy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who does Hoover seek assistance from to redevelop the Delta region?

3. What do the people suffer from long after the flood?

4. Where does a large structure separate the river?

5. Why is Butler's bank paid a generous sum of money?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how the refugees of the lower parishes are "swindled" out of the money that is promised to them?

2. Describe the relationship between Hoover and Moton.

3. Why does Hoover's views and the Colored Advisory Committee's views different?

4. How will the improvements to Project Flood reduce flooding?

5. What does the public mourning of Greenville show about their feelings for LeRoy Percy?

6. Why does the author describe the refugee camps in such detail in conjunction with the increase in flooded areas?

7. How does the flood make Hoover a hero?

8. How does making the river management a national problem change the way things will be handled in the future?

9. What are the possible reasons for the crops not growing?

10. How does the levee get fixed without armed guards forcing the blacks to do it?

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