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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the author's role in this book?
(a) Investigative reporter.
(b) Passive observer.
(c) Influential politician.
(d) Trained scientist.

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

3. The author asserts that due to floods in the region, Louisiana loses how much land each year?
(a) A thousand square miles.
(b) Three acres.
(c) Seven hundred acres.
(d) Fifty square miles.

4. By 1812, the east bank of the Mississippi River is levied up to which city?
(a) Baton Rouge.
(b) Lake Charles.
(c) Alexandria.
(d) Shreveport.

5. The writing on Dugie's belt buckle reads:
(a) To help control the Mississippi.
(b) To conquer nature and advance humanity.
(c) To serve nature and protect man.
(d) To tame the wild Atchafalaya.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author mentions that when he met Rabalais, he wore what in his pocket?

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

3. Of the Old River Control Project, LeRoy Dugas, also known as Dugie, is what initially?

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

5. This book is a:

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