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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 the letter that Willis Moore wrote defending the forecasting conducted by the Weather Bureau published?
(a) The Houston Post.
(b) The Denver Post.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The San Francisco Chronicle.

2. In Part III: Spectacle, Isaac Cline drove the beach from one end to the other shouting at people to do what?
(a) Call refugees.
(b) Incite violence.
(c) Take cover.
(d) Start fires.

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

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

5. Who insisted that the family evacuate Isaac Cline's house because it was too dangerous in Part III: Spectacle?
(a) Laura Cline.
(b) Isaac Cline.
(c) Cora Cline.
(d) Joseph Cline.

Short Answer Questions

1. It was estimated that at the height of the storm, the barometric pressure fell to __________.

2. By what date does the author write that the streets of Galveston were cleaned, there were no pyres, the decomposition odor had lifted and new construction was everywhere?

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

4. The train coming from Beaumont, Texas, into Galveston during the storm was traveling along the flooded tracks of what?

5. 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.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the setting like when Colonel William Sterett's train became stalled? What did the passengers do?

3. Who was Colonel William Sterett? Why was he traveling to Galveston?

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

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

6. What did Isaac Cline find when he visited his office? How is this setting described?

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

8. Where did Isaac and his family find themselves after the passing of the storm? How is the setting described?

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

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

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