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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. For how many hours did Dr. Young stay on his raft until he was rescued in Part IV: Cataclysm?
(a) 38.
(b) 17.
(c) 8.
(d) 2.

2. What was the building called which housed the Galveston weather station?
(a) The Murray Building.
(b) The Levy Building.
(c) The Edwards Building.
(d) The Thomas Building.

3. Joseph attempted to phone to Washington, but the telephone operator wouldn't put him through because there were how many people ahead of him waiting to place calls?
(a) 2,500.
(b) 300.
(c) 1,200.
(d) 4,000.

4. The roof was blown off and the second floor of the building collapsed on what cafe, killing half the diners?
(a) The Lone Star Lounge.
(b) Ritter's Cafe.
(c) Bob's Place.
(d) The Cowboy Corral.

5. The passengers of the Beaumont, Texas, train who survived took refuge at what location?
(a) A barber shop.
(b) The Cowboy Saloon.
(c) A church.
(d) The Bolivar Lighthouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the storm, Isaac Cline claimed to have saved over how many people, according to the author in Part III: Spectacle?

2. The train coming from Beaumont, Texas, into Galveston during the storm was traveling along the flooded tracks of what?

3. Isaac visited the Levy Building and looked out over the vista where he could see that the spot that ____________ had once stood was now just all white beach.

4. August Rollfing hired a driver and buggy with orders to pick up his wife and children and take them to his mother's house where in Part IV: Cataclysm?

5. There was great concern that ________ would have a mental breakdown after his wife's body was found.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Isaac Cline find when he visited his office? How is this setting described?

2. Who was at fault for the inaccurate forecasting by the US Weather Bureau?

3. What did Isaac and Joseph Cline argue about as the storm hit?

4. What was the setting like when Colonel William Sterett's train became stalled? What did the passengers do?

5. How does the author describe the arrival of the "Pensacola" in Galveston in Part V: Strange News?

6. How does the author describe the experiences of John Blagden when the storm hit? Where was Blagden?

7. How does the author describe the events at Ritter's Cafe?

8. What did the Weather Bureau refer to the storm as, despite Isaac's warnings in Part III: Spectacle? Who did Isaac go to warn locally?

9. How does the author describe Rabbi Cohen's experiences of the storm?

10. What were Dr. Sam Young's experiences like as the storm began flooding Galveston?

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