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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. Rabbi Cohen is known throughout Galveston as a __________________.
(a) Philanderer.
(b) Drunk.
(c) Healer.
(d) Psychotherapist.

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

3. What is the name of Louise Hopkins oldest brother?
(a) Mason.
(b) Monroe.
(c) Morris.
(d) Mark.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By what time is the water covering the first three blocks from the beach on the day of the storm?

2. How many lives does Isaac say were saved because of his warnings?

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

4. How many children are in the orphanage at the time of the storm?

5. What piece of debris in the prairies outside of Galveston is particularly disturbing to Col. Sterett?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it initially not alarming to have lost all telegraph communication with Galveston?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is Captain Simmons experiencing on the Pensacola as the storm intensifies?

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