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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 the name of August Rollfing's sister?
(a) Louisa.
(b) Allie May.
(c) Cora.
(d) Julia.

2. Where do they find Cora Cline's body?
(a) 25th and Q.
(b) 22nd and P.
(c) 23rd and Q.
(d) 28th and P.

3. Whom does Isaac save from the floodwaters?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Esther.
(c) Rosemary.
(d) Ruby.

4. What does August Rollfing do when he finds his family at his sister's house?
(a) Cries.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Faints.
(d) Whoops.

5. What day does the train go to Galveston after no communication has been received from the city?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Monday.

Short Answer Questions

1. Isaac recognizes his wife's body from her _________.

2. What ironic numbers does the Galveston News report the morning of the hurricane?

3. Throughout September, how many bodies a day are the crews finding?

4. Where does Simmons dock his ship?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does August Rollfing experience during the hurricane?

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

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

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

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

9. What is John Blagden experiencing during the storm?

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

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