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

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

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

4. What is the thing that finally gets Galveston residents to take the storm seriously?
(a) A child drowning.
(b) Ritter's Cafe roof collapse.
(c) The Strand destroyed.
(d) Midway destroyed.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many blocks from his house does Isaac's raft finally run aground?

3. What causes so many children at the orphanage to die?

4. Throughout September, how many bodies a day are the crews finding?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Isaac claim that he did after observing conditions on the beach the morning of the storm?

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

3. How do people in Galveston initially react to the storm?

4. Why does Joseph want his telegram to the U.S. Weather Bureau chief be kept completely confidential?

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

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. What does Louise Hopkins' mother do when the water started to rise?

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

10. What does August Rollfing experience during the hurricane?

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