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

2. The first floor of Dr. Young's house was in how many feet of water before it was hit by a large object?
(a) 9.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

3. The storm's track hit Galveston at a 90 degree angle with its eye passing how many miles west of the city?
(a) 25.
(b) 15.
(c) 40.
(d) 65.

4. Isaac Cline's house capsized after being hit by what object?
(a) A train trestle.
(b) A barge.
(c) A locomotive.
(d) A boat.

5. What humanitarian arrived to help and sent a message that the situation had not been exaggerated?
(a) Anna Delz.
(b) Henry Piddington.
(c) Clara Barton.
(d) Teddy Roosevelt.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Isaac Cline and which neighbor were on the beach at dawn on Saturday as the storm rolled in?

3. Where did a train from Houston to Galveston become stalled?

4. Joseph attempted to phone to Washington, but the telephone operator wouldn't put him through because there were how many people ahead of him waiting to place calls?

5. After the storm, Isaac Cline claimed to have saved over how many people, according to the author in Part III: Spectacle?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the events at Ritter's Cafe?

2. How is the setting of Judson Palmer's home described? Who took refuge there?

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

4. How does the author describe the arrival of the "Pensacola" in Galveston in Part V: Strange News?

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

6. Who was at fault for the inaccurate forecasting by the US Weather Bureau?

7. What led to the entrapment of the Galveston-Houston train?

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

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

10. What "hideous things" does the author describe happening across Galveston in Part IV: Cataclysm?

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