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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Captain Halsey temporarily dock the Louisiana after the storm?
(a) Galveston.
(b) Pensacola.
(c) Key West.
(d) New Orleans.

2. How many children does Anthony Credo have?
(a) 11.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

3. The author quotes the following newspapers as commending the U.S. Weather Bureau's forecasting during the hurricane, except one:
(a) Inter-Ocean.
(b) Buffalo Courier.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) Boston Herald.

4. What does a strong wind topple over on New Year's Eve 1900?
(a) A stone at Stonehenge.
(b) A brick from the leaning tower of Pisa.
(c) The light atop the Eiffel Tower.
(d) Captain Simmons' docked ship.

5. How many men are eating at Ritter's Cafe and Saloon when the roof falls?
(a) 5.
(b) 33.
(c) 10.
(d) 13.

6. Whom did Isaac tell he was afraid that he may have underestimated the storm?
(a) Joseph.
(b) Credo.
(c) Palmer.
(d) Cora.

7. Where do some of the occupants of the second train go to ride out the storm?
(a) Steam ship.
(b) Lighthouse.
(c) Trestle bridge.
(d) Grain silo.

8. Which direction is the water flowing through Galveston during the storm?
(a) North to south.
(b) West to east.
(c) South to north.
(d) East to west.

9. What building does Isaac see is still intact after the hurricane?
(a) Orphanage.
(b) Ursuline convent.
(c) His house.
(d) Levy Building.

10. What day does the train go to Galveston after no communication has been received from the city?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Monday.

11. Where do the Hopkins plan to go for safety?
(a) Lighthouse.
(b) Isaac's house.
(c) Across the street.
(d) YMCA.

12. The adults gathering at the beach use the following words to describe the storm except one.
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Spectacular.
(c) Horrifying.
(d) Grand.

13. What kind of vessel does Monagan commandeer to get to Galveston after the storm?
(a) Schooner.
(b) Canoe.
(c) Yacht.
(d) Steamship.

14. How many feet above sea level is Dr. Young's yard?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

15. Col. William Sterett is a writer for which newspaper?
(a) New York Times.
(b) Dallas News.
(c) The Houstonian.
(d) Austin-American Statesman.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has John Blagden been working in Galveston before the hurricane?

2. What Galveston landmark does Captain Simmons see first after the hurricane?

3. Who suggests that they evacuate the Cline house for higher ground?

4. Isaac and his colleagues believe that the ____ is the single most destructive element in a hurricane.

5. How many children are in the orphanage at the time of the storm?

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