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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. There was great concern that ________ would have a mental breakdown after his wife's body was found.
(a) Henry Howgate.
(b) Bat Masterson.
(c) Edmund Halley.
(d) Judson Palmer.

2. Captain Simmons's first officer felt they were in a confluence of storms--a hurricane from the east and a gale from what direction?
(a) South.
(b) Southwest.
(c) Northwest.
(d) North.

3. Louise Hopkins was playing with which friend in the yard when they began to see debris and water rushing down the streets?
(a) Wilma.
(b) Jennifer.
(c) Martha.
(d) Melissa.

4. Isaac Cline's neighbor sent a telegram to whom, telling them to delay a trip into Galveston?
(a) His wife.
(b) His mother.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His aunt.

5. When a train from Houston to Galveston became stalled, a team of men buried how many corpses found during the afternoon?
(a) 37.
(b) 9.
(c) 22.
(d) 58.

6. Dr. Young watched from the second floor of his house with fascination as the water rushed down the streets not knowing that ____________ were floating in it.
(a) Dogs.
(b) Bacteria.
(c) Corpses.
(d) Clothes.

7. The passengers of the Beaumont, Texas, train who survived took refuge at what location?
(a) The Bolivar Lighthouse.
(b) A barber shop.
(c) The Cowboy Saloon.
(d) A church.

8. By the end of the week after the storm, businesses were placing ads in the News assuring customers that they would not ______________.
(a) Be open on Sundays.
(b) Sell expired goods.
(c) Charge tax.
(d) Inflate prices.

9. Isaac visited some merchants whom he told to raise their products how high off the floor because there could be some minor flooding?
(a) 3 feet.
(b) 1 foot.
(c) 10 inches.
(d) 5 feet.

10. At one point the water rushed in Dr. Young's second story window which was how many feet above the street?
(a) 33.
(b) 24.
(c) 28.
(d) 17.

11. After the storm, Isaac Cline claimed to have saved over how many people, according to the author in Part III: Spectacle?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 32,000.
(c) 6,000.
(d) 15,000.

12. Where was Dr. Sam Young's located?
(a) Smith and Vine.
(b) The West End.
(c) Bath and P ½..
(d) East 65th St.

13. Isaac Cline's house was built with what components to prevent flooding?
(a) Pumps.
(b) Fans.
(c) Stilts.
(d) Floats.

14. The morning after the storm passed, the house where Isaac and his daughters had found shelter in was at what location?
(a) 28th and P Streets.
(b) 61st and M Streets.
(c) 5th and H Streets.
(d) 34th and B Strrets.

15. Who was a new employee at the Galveston weather station that found himself alone in the office?
(a) John Blagden.
(b) Captain J. W. Simmons.
(c) Bat Masterson.
(d) William B. Stockman.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the early evening, Dr. Young could only see one house in the area that was still standing. It belonged to whom?

2. It is estimated that wind gusts hit how many miles per hour during the hurricane in Galveston in 1900?

3. The morning after the storm passed, the house where Isaac and his daughters had found shelter in was how far from his own house?

4. The roof was blown off and the second floor of the building collapsed on what cafe, killing half the diners?

5. How many of the passengers on the train from Beaumont, Texas, departed and headed to a lighthouse they saw in the distance when the train was trapped?

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