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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Louise Hopkins first indicator that danger is coming?
(a) Her frog.
(b) Her kitten.
(c) Her turtle.
(d) Her puppy.

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

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

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

5. When does Moore contend the hurricane warning flags were raised in Galveston?
(a) Friday morning.
(b) Friday afternoon.
(c) Saturday afternoon.
(d) Saturday morning.

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. How many blocks from the beach is St. Mary's Orphanage?
(a) On the beach.
(b) One block.
(c) Three blocks.
(d) Two blocks.

13. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the thing that finally gets Galveston residents to take the storm seriously?

2. How many children does Anthony Credo have?

3. Where do they find Cora Cline's body?

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

5. How old is Louise Hopkins the day of the storm?

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