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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What time did the first train of the day arrive in Galveston during the hurricane?
(a) 9:00 a.m.
(b) 2:30 p.m.
(c) 11:30 a.m.
(d) 1:15 p.m.

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

4. What is the name of Louise's best friend who lives across the street?
(a) Mary.
(b) Megan.
(c) Martha.
(d) Margaret.

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

6. What does Mrs. Hopkins plan to use as a raft?
(a) A door.
(b) A tire.
(c) A mattress.
(d) A wooden beam.

7. How many days does it take Isaac to get back to work after the hurricane?
(a) Eight.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Ten.

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

9. Louisa Rollfing says the noise of the hurricane sounded like ______________.
(a) A monster's roar.
(b) The wrath of God.
(c) A million broken hearts.
(d) A thousand little devils.

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

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

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

13. The initial loss of life in Galveston is listed at how many?
(a) 700.
(b) 200.
(c) 500.
(d) 1000.

14. How does a very pregnant Mrs. Heidman arrive at the Ursuline convent?
(a) Crawled from a treetop.
(b) Inside a trunk.
(c) Shot through a window.
(d) On a boat.

15. What causes so many children at the orphanage to die?
(a) Bricks.
(b) Clotheslines.
(c) Debris.
(d) Lightening.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joseph use against the man who is pushing the children away from him on the raft?

2. How many lives does Isaac say were saved because of his warnings?

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

4. The second train headed to Galveston the day of the storm is coming from where?

5. Monagan describes the first night they spend in Galveston bay as one of ______________.

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