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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What time did the first train of the day arrive in Galveston during the hurricane?
(a) 1:15 p.m.
(b) 2:30 p.m.
(c) 11:30 a.m.
(d) 9:00 a.m.

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

4. How many people take refuge in the Cline house during the storm?
(a) 10.
(b) 50.
(c) 75.
(d) 25.

5. Which direction is the water flowing through Galveston during the storm?
(a) North to south.
(b) South to north.
(c) East to west.
(d) West to east.

6. Tom L Monagan is sent to Galveston after the storm by _________________.
(a) A newspaper.
(b) Weather bureau.
(c) Governor.
(d) An insurance company.

7. What is the thing that finally gets Galveston residents to take the storm seriously?
(a) The Strand destroyed.
(b) Ritter's Cafe roof collapse.
(c) Midway destroyed.
(d) A child drowning.

8. How many blocks from the beach is St. Mary's Orphanage?
(a) One block.
(b) On the beach.
(c) Two blocks.
(d) Three blocks.

9. The second train headed to Galveston the day of the storm is coming from where?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Houston.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Beaumont.

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

11. What causes so many children at the orphanage to die?
(a) Debris.
(b) Lightening.
(c) Bricks.
(d) Clotheslines.

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

13. Isaac and his colleagues believe that the ____ is the single most destructive element in a hurricane.
(a) Wind.
(b) Rain.
(c) Waves.
(d) Air pressure.

14. How do the soldiers at Fort San Jacinto signal for help during the storm?
(a) Guns.
(b) Cannons.
(c) Flags.
(d) Smoke.

15. Whom did Isaac tell he was afraid that he may have underestimated the storm?
(a) Cora.
(b) Palmer.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Credo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What saves the life of Dr. Young's wife?

2. What is the most influential magazine in the country in 1900?

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

4. Louisa Rollfing says the noise of the hurricane sounded like ______________.

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

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