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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. How many people take refuge in the Cline house during the storm?
(a) 50.
(b) 75.
(c) 25.
(d) 10.
2. Isaac and his colleagues believe that the ____ is the single most destructive element in a hurricane.
(a) Rain.
(b) Waves.
(c) Wind.
(d) Air pressure.
3. What day do they find Cora Cline's body?
(a) October 2.
(b) September 16.
(c) September 22.
(d) September 30.
4. Rabbi Cohen is known throughout Galveston as a __________________.
(a) Psychotherapist.
(b) Drunk.
(c) Healer.
(d) Philanderer.
5. Who lives in Louise's boarding house?
(a) Doctors.
(b) Lawyers.
(c) Fishermen.
(d) Students.
Short Answer Questions
1. What day does the train go to Galveston after no communication has been received from the city?
2. How many days does it take Isaac to get back to work after the hurricane?
3. What causes so many children at the orphanage to die?
4. What is the name of August Rollfing's sister?
5. What is the name of Louise Hopkins oldest brother?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Louisa Rollfing experience when she and her children try to take a coach to her mother-in-law's house?
2. What happens to the second train headed to Galveston the day of the storm?
3. How does Isaac handle Moore's lies and distortion of the truth about how the Weather Bureau handled the hurricane?
4. How do Joseph's and Isaac's accounts of the hurricane differ in tone?
5. How do the children of Galveston react in the early hours of the storm?
6. Why does Joseph want his telegram to the U.S. Weather Bureau chief be kept completely confidential?
7. What happens to Isaac the day after the storm?
8. What does Dr. Young experience as darkness falls on Galveston?
9. What does August Rollfing experience during the hurricane?
10. In addition to the miracle of surviving the storm, what other miracle do Joseph and Isaac experience on the day of the hurricane?
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