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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 feet above sea level is Dr. Young's yard?
(a) Four.
(b) Ten.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

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

3. Monagan describes the first night they spend in Galveston bay as one of ______________.
(a) Horrible dreams.
(b) Horrible sounds.
(c) Horrible smells.
(d) Horrible sights.

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

5. What is the name of Isaac's youngest daughter?
(a) Rosemary.
(b) Esther.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Ruby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the Hopkins plan to go for safety?

2. What is Louise Hopkins first indicator that danger is coming?

3. What piece of debris in the prairies outside of Galveston is particularly disturbing to Col. Sterett?

4. Who suggests that they evacuate the Cline house for higher ground?

5. What kind of vessel does Monagan commandeer to get to Galveston after the storm?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does August Rollfing experience during the hurricane?

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

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

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

8. What does Louisa Rollfing experience when she and her children try to take a coach to her mother-in-law's house?

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

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

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