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

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

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

4. What Galveston landmark does Captain Simmons see first after the hurricane?
(a) The Strand.
(b) Lighthouse.
(c) Grain elevator.
(d) The convent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of August Rollfing's sister?

2. Isaac and his colleagues believe that the ____ is the single most destructive element in a hurricane.

3. How much does the floodwater suddenly rise in a matter of seconds at one point in the storm?

4. What does Louise Hopkins think the walls in house look like they doing?

5. How many people take refuge in the Cline house during the storm?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the mood change on the train with members of the military and other people from Houston as it gets closer to Galveston?

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

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

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

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

7. What happens to the second train headed to Galveston the day of the storm?

8. What does Louisa Rollfing experience when she and her children try to take a coach to her mother-in-law's house?

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

10. How does Moore distort the truth about how he handled the hurricane?

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