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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Joseph get a message to the Weather Bureau as the storm hits Galveston?
(a) Carrier pigeon.
(b) Telegraph.
(c) Currier.
(d) Telephone.

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

4. What day does the train go to Galveston after no communication has been received from the city?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Sunday.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the first casualties of the storm that the train from Houston encounters after the storm?

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

3. What is the name of the gentleman who leads people off the flooding second train?

4. Where does August Rollfing ride out the storm?

5. Louisa Rollfing says the noise of the hurricane sounded like ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Joseph's and Isaac's accounts of the hurricane differ in tone?

2. What is John Blagden experiencing during the storm?

3. What happens to Isaac the day after the storm?

4. What does Dr. Young experience as darkness falls on Galveston?

5. What is the first event that causes Galveston residents to begin to take the storm seriously?

6. What are some of the misconceptions that Isaac and his colleagues have about hurricanes?

7. In addition to the miracle of surviving the storm, what other miracle do Joseph and Isaac experience on the day of the hurricane?

8. How does Isaac write his official report about the hurricane?

9. How do the children of Galveston react in the early hours of the storm?

10. How does Isaac handle Moore's lies and distortion of the truth about how the Weather Bureau handled the hurricane?

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