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

2. In search for his wife, Isaac visited the hospital which withstood the storm and then on to a temporary morgue where how many bodies had been delivered?
(a) 170.
(b) 20.
(c) 110.
(d) 50.

3. Who was eight months pregnant and saw her house collapse on her husband and three-year-old son?
(a) Mrs. Englund.
(b) Mrs. Thompson.
(c) Mrs. Grimes.
(d) Mrs. Heideman.

4. What did Isaac do with his wife's engagement ring after it was recovered from the wreckage?
(a) Tucked it away in a drawer.
(b) Sold it to a jeweler.
(c) Gave it to another woman.
(d) Had it enlarged and wore it.

5. Galveston was the victim of two storm surges, one from the Gulf and one from ____________.
(a) Mexico.
(b) The dunes.
(c) The bay.
(d) The reef.

Short Answer Questions

1. Isaac privately wished he would have brought his family __________ for their safety during the storm.

2. Who insisted that the family evacuate Isaac Cline's house because it was too dangerous in Part III: Spectacle?

3. 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.

4. The manager of the phone company was finally able to get Joseph Cline in touch with whom?

5. Isaac Cline's house capsized after being hit by what object?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the author describe the plight of Captain Simmons as he fought the storm?

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

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

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

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

9. What was Louise Hopkins doing as the flooding began in Galveston? Where did she go?

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

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