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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is Louise Hopkins the day of the storm?
(a) Seven years old.
(b) Five years old.
(c) Eight years old.
(d) Ten years old.

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

4. How much does the floodwater suddenly rise in a matter of seconds at one point in the storm?
(a) Four inches.
(b) Six inches.
(c) Four feet.
(d) Six feet.

5. Where does the Louisiana makes its intended voyage to after the storm?
(a) Rhode Island.
(b) Boston.
(c) Cuba.
(d) New York.

6. What is the name of the gentleman who leads people off the flooding second train?
(a) Poll.
(b) Poe.
(c) Peterson.
(d) Peabody.

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

8. Isaac recognizes his wife's body from her _________.
(a) Shoes.
(b) Ring.
(c) Dress.
(d) Hair.

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

10. Where do they find Cora Cline's body?
(a) 28th and P.
(b) 22nd and P.
(c) 23rd and Q.
(d) 25th and Q.

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

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

13. How many people take refuge in the Cline house during the storm?
(a) 50.
(b) 75.
(c) 10.
(d) 25.

14. What does Louise Hopkins think the walls in house look like they doing?
(a) Breathing.
(b) Crumbling.
(c) Growing.
(d) Disintegrating.

15. The second train headed to Galveston the day of the storm is coming from where?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Houston.
(c) Beaumont.
(d) New Orleans.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what time is the water covering the first three blocks from the beach on the day of the storm?

2. Where do the Hopkins plan to go for safety?

3. How many days does it take Isaac to get back to work after the hurricane?

4. What piece of debris in the prairies outside of Galveston is particularly disturbing to Col. Sterett?

5. How many feet above sea level is Dr. Young's yard?

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