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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. What is everywhere as the storm waters rise?
(a) Toads.
(b) Lizards.
(c) Locusts.
(d) Flies.

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

3. What national disaster had the highest death toll before the Galveston hurricane?
(a) Mt. Hood Avalanche.
(b) New York City Blizzard.
(c) Johnstown Flood.
(d) San Francisco Earthquake.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many feet above sea level is Dr. Young's yard?

2. Where does the Louisiana makes its intended voyage to after the storm?

3. Whom did Isaac tell he was afraid that he may have underestimated the storm?

4. What does Mrs. Hopkins plan to use as a raft?

5. What saves the life of Dr. Young's wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How do Isaac and Dr. Young interpret what they see from the beach Saturday morning differently?

9. What is Col. William Sterett's experience as he enters Galveston?

10. How does Galveston handle the overwhelming number of dead bodies?

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