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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Los Angeles Against the Mountains.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In feet, how long is the towboat Mississippi?
(a) 459.
(b) 217.
(c) 23.
(d) 42.

2. The author retells the time when Raphael G. Kazmann walks out onto the five hundred and sixty-six foot structure over the Old River but leaves quickly because:
(a) The two-hundred thousand ton structure is vibrating.
(b) An intense lightning storm develops over the area.
(c) A freak tidal wave is coming towards the structure.
(d) A hurricane is headed his way.

3. In the early days of New Orleans, residents build their homes on what?
(a) Sand piles.
(b) Metal bridges.
(c) Concrete risers.
(d) Natural levees.

4. What does "City Flow" do in Heimaey?
(a) Kills twenty-nine workers.
(b) Moves lava streams away from the town.
(c) Melts the moving mountain.
(d) Crushes houses in its path.

5. The oldest parts of Iceland are how old?
(a) One and a half million years.
(b) Five millions years.
(c) Twenty-nine million years.
(d) Fourteen million years.

Short Answer Questions

1. While aboard the Mississippi on his annual trip, General Sands tries to:

2. The author asserts that due to floods in the region, Louisiana loses how much land each year?

3. The first debris basin in Southern California starts out as what?

4. Debris flows occur at different places and different times, happening infrequently enough that:

5. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers develops a plan to do what?

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