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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In the 1850's, what two cities were involved in a transportation and freighting competition?
2. In early 1927, what did many of the communities begin to do?
3. As floodwaters raged, what was happening to the crevasse at Mounds Landing?
4. In what ways was New Olreans described?
5. What was "changing the fabric of society" in the Delta region during WWI?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the politics in New Orleans operate during the time of the flood in 1927?
2. World War I has begun and the Delta area is flourishing, yet lacking in manpower. Percy is a big influence for the fine development of the area, yet the more successful the area's development becomes, the more Percy's popularity decreases. Why do you think this happens?
3. The levees along the Mississippi River are built differently and to a "higher standard" than levees in other places. What does this engineering and planning tell you about the knowledge of the Mississippi?
4. The railroads and river make the Delta region flourish, yet there is a shortage of workers in the area. How will the better treatment of blacks by LeRoy Percy help this problem?
5. It is said in Chapter 13 that the slower the flood, the more dangerous it is. Why would a slow flood be more dangerous than a fast moving flood?
6. What are the terms that are reached for the levee that protects St. Bernard and Plaquemines to be destroyed?
7. Both Ellet and Humphreys are in competition to survey the Mississippi River. Ellet's report came out first and Humphreys takes Ellet's report as a personal insult. Why would Humphreys be insulted by Ellet's report?
8. What would be the purpose of one town sabotaging the levee in another town?
9. Humphreys has his friend, Charles Howell, inspect the progress Eads is making on the jetties. Howell makes a report that the jetties aren't working the way Eads said they would. Eads in turn has a friend of his disclaim Humphreys' report. Why does Humphreys lie in his report?
10. Thompson has the idea of dynamiting the levees to the south of New Orleans, but who gets the idea primarily accepted by everyone?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
LeRoy Percy was a man with great dignity and determination. How did he use his power to rise up against the KKK? How was he viewed for his interaction with the Klan? What did this tell the reader about him?
Essay Topic 2
How could the flooding in many of the cities been prevented? What was ignored by the politicians? What did the politicians focus on?
Essay Topic 3
Many events happened concurrently in a rapid pace. What events marked the climax? Why is this the climax? How did the history of the Delta region change from this point?
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