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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 smell begins to dilute the smell of death in Galveston?
(a) Fish.
(b) Fresh-cut lumber.
(c) Funeral flowers.
(d) Oil rigs.

2. What does Mrs. Hopkins plan to use as a raft?
(a) A wooden beam.
(b) A door.
(c) A tire.
(d) A mattress.

3. Who lives in Louise's boarding house?
(a) Students.
(b) Lawyers.
(c) Doctors.
(d) Fishermen.

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

5. When does Moore contend the hurricane warning flags were raised in Galveston?
(a) Saturday morning.
(b) Saturday afternoon.
(c) Friday afternoon.
(d) Friday morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Louise Hopkins oldest brother?

2. How many children does Anthony Credo have?

3. What is the thing that finally gets Galveston residents to take the storm seriously?

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

5. Where does Simmons dock his ship?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is John Blagden experiencing during the storm?

4. Why does Joseph want his telegram to the U.S. Weather Bureau chief be kept completely confidential?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Isaac write his official report about the hurricane?

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