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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of dog is Joseph's pet that miraculously swims to their raft?
(a) Mutt.
(b) Hound.
(c) Pointer.
(d) Retriever.

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

3. Who suggests that they evacuate the Cline house for higher ground?
(a) Dr. Young.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Cora.
(d) Isaac.

4. Isaac and his colleagues believe that the ____ is the single most destructive element in a hurricane.
(a) Waves.
(b) Rain.
(c) Wind.
(d) Air pressure.

5. Whose birthday does eight-year-old Henry Cortes come to Galveston to celebrate the day of the storm?
(a) His uncle's.
(b) His sister's.
(c) His grandmother's.
(d) His aunt's.

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

7. What national disaster had the highest death toll before the Galveston hurricane?
(a) Johnstown Flood.
(b) New York City Blizzard.
(c) San Francisco Earthquake.
(d) Mt. Hood Avalanche.

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

9. What ironic numbers does the Galveston News report the morning of the hurricane?
(a) U.S. census numbers.
(b) New births.
(c) Death rate.
(d) Life span rate.

10. What saves the life of Dr. Young's wife?
(a) A train.
(b) A tree.
(c) A telegram.
(d) A door.

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

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

13. What is everywhere as the storm waters rise?
(a) Locusts.
(b) Flies.
(c) Toads.
(d) Lizards.

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

15. What is the name of August Rollfing's sister?
(a) Cora.
(b) Allie May.
(c) Louisa.
(d) Julia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Louise's best friend who lives across the street?

2. Rabbi Cohen is known throughout Galveston as a __________________.

3. How does Joseph get a message to the Weather Bureau as the storm hits Galveston?

4. What is Louise Hopkins first indicator that danger is coming?

5. How many blocks from his house does Isaac's raft finally run aground?

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