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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 does Joseph use against the man who is pushing the children away from him on the raft?
(a) Splintered wood.
(b) Broken glass.
(c) Metal pole.
(d) A knife.

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

3. Col. William Sterett is a writer for which newspaper?
(a) New York Times.
(b) Dallas News.
(c) The Houstonian.
(d) Austin-American Statesman.

4. Throughout September, how many bodies a day are the crews finding?
(a) 10.
(b) 50.
(c) 20.
(d) 100.

5. What is the name of the gentleman who leads people off the flooding second train?
(a) Peterson.
(b) Peabody.
(c) Poll.
(d) Poe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does August Rollfing do when he finds his family at his sister's house?

2. Tom L Monagan is sent to Galveston after the storm by _________________.

3. What does a strong wind topple over on New Year's Eve 1900?

4. Which direction is the water flowing through Galveston during the storm?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is John Blagden experiencing during the storm?

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

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

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

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

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

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