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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The building which housed the Galveston weather station was how many stories high?
(a) 2.
(b) 12.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

2. Cuban forecasters indicated that they had correctly predicted that the storm would not __________.
(a) Dissipate near Chicago.
(b) Head southwest.
(c) Travel up the Atlantic coast.
(d) Hit the Rocky Mountains.

3. Which of Louise Hopkins's siblings arrived home first?
(a) John.
(b) Barry.
(c) Robert.
(d) Mark.

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

5. The roof was blown off and the second floor of the building collapsed on what cafe, killing half the diners?
(a) The Lone Star Lounge.
(b) Bob's Place.
(c) Ritter's Cafe.
(d) The Cowboy Corral.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

2. In Part III: Spectacle, Isaac Cline drove the beach from one end to the other shouting at people to do what?

3. At one point the water rushed in Dr. Young's second story window which was how many feet above the street?

4. What rabbi was shocked to see all the people walking away from the beach and carrying personal items with them in Part III: Spectacle?

5. Louise Hopkins was playing with which friend in the yard when they began to see debris and water rushing down the streets?

Short Essay Questions

1. What lists appeared in the Galveston News following the storm? How are they described?

2. How was the surge of flooding described in Part IV: Cataclysm? How much did the water rise and in what amount of time?

3. What did the Weather Bureau refer to the storm as, despite Isaac's warnings in Part III: Spectacle? Who did Isaac go to warn locally?

4. Where was August Rollfing headed in the beginning of Part IV: Cataclysm? Where was his family?

5. What did Isaac Cline note about the waves in the morning of September 8?

6. Describe the losses sustained by the Credo and Palmer families. How many were lost?

7. How did the passengers of the Galveston-Houston train escape?

8. How does the author describe the experiences of John Blagden when the storm hit? Where was Blagden?

9. How does the author describe Rabbi Cohen's experiences of the storm?

10. What happened following the attempts by Galveston to bury the dead at sea?

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