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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What day do they find Cora Cline's body?
(a) September 30.
(b) October 2.
(c) September 16.
(d) September 22.

2. What smell begins to dilute the smell of death in Galveston?
(a) Oil rigs.
(b) Fish.
(c) Fresh-cut lumber.
(d) Funeral flowers.

3. What Galveston landmark does Captain Simmons see first after the hurricane?
(a) Grain elevator.
(b) The Strand.
(c) Lighthouse.
(d) The convent.

4. Tom L Monagan is sent to Galveston after the storm by _________________.
(a) An insurance company.
(b) Governor.
(c) Weather bureau.
(d) A newspaper.

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

6. How many blocks from his house does Isaac's raft finally run aground?
(a) Ten.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

7. What are the first casualties of the storm that the train from Houston encounters after the storm?
(a) Farm workers.
(b) Cows.
(c) Children.
(d) Soldiers.

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

9. What does Joseph use against the man who is pushing the children away from him on the raft?
(a) A knife.
(b) Metal pole.
(c) Splintered wood.
(d) Broken glass.

10. By what time is the water covering the first three blocks from the beach on the day of the storm?
(a) 7:30 p.m.
(b) 2:30 p.m.
(c) 11:30 a.m.
(d) 4:30 p.m.

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

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

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

14. How many lives does Isaac say were saved because of his warnings?
(a) 500.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 200.
(d) 6,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whom did Isaac tell he was afraid that he may have underestimated the storm?

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

4. When does Moore contend the hurricane warning flags were raised in Galveston?

5. What does August Rollfing do when he finds his family at his sister's house?

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