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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 kind of dog is Joseph's pet that miraculously swims to their raft?
(a) Hound.
(b) Pointer.
(c) Mutt.
(d) Retriever.

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

3. Who suggests that they evacuate the Cline house for higher ground?
(a) Cora.
(b) Dr. Young.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Isaac.

4. How many children does Anthony Credo have?
(a) 6.
(b) 11.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

5. What are the first casualties of the storm that the train from Houston encounters after the storm?
(a) Children.
(b) Cows.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Farm workers.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author quotes the following newspapers as commending the U.S. Weather Bureau's forecasting during the hurricane, except one:

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

3. What is the most influential magazine in the country in 1900?

4. What national disaster had the highest death toll before the Galveston hurricane?

5. Rabbi Cohen is known throughout Galveston as a __________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is John Blagden experiencing during the storm?

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

7. How does Isaac handle Moore's lies and distortion of the truth about how the Weather Bureau handled the hurricane?

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

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

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

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