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1. This book is a:

Historical nonfiction novel.

2. Atchafalaya is a what?

River.

3. The author tells stories of the following people in conflict with forces of nature:

All of the them.

4. What is the author's role in this book?

Investigative reporter.

5. Throughout the book, a predominant theme is that the following gets in the way of man's plans:

Nature.

6. Sympathetically, who does McPhee blame for destructive actions against the natural order of the environment?

Man.

7. A navigation lock on the bank of the Mississippi River lowers ships down to where?

Atchafalaya River.

8. What are residents of French Acadia called?

Cajuns.

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