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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of vessel does Monagan commandeer to get to Galveston after the storm?
(a) Canoe.
(b) Steamship.
(c) Yacht.
(d) Schooner.

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

3. Where does the Louisiana makes its intended voyage to after the storm?
(a) Rhode Island.
(b) Cuba.
(c) New York.
(d) Boston.

4. Whose birthday does eight-year-old Henry Cortes come to Galveston to celebrate the day of the storm?
(a) His grandmother's.
(b) His aunt's.
(c) His sister's.
(d) His uncle's.

5. How old is Louise Hopkins the day of the storm?
(a) Eight years old.
(b) Five years old.
(c) Seven years old.
(d) Ten years old.

6. What is the name of Louise's best friend who lives across the street?
(a) Megan.
(b) Martha.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Mary.

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

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

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

10. Where does Simmons dock his ship?
(a) Galveston Port.
(b) Avenue P.
(c) 23rd Street.
(d) 9th Street.

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

12. What does August Rollfing do when he finds his family at his sister's house?
(a) Cries.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Whoops.
(d) Faints.

13. What destroys Isaac's house during the storm?
(a) A train car.
(b) A boat.
(c) A buggy.
(d) A trestle.

14. Who suggests that they evacuate the Cline house for higher ground?
(a) Dr. Young.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Isaac.
(d) Cora.

15. Col. William Sterett is a writer for which newspaper?
(a) The Houstonian.
(b) Dallas News.
(c) Austin-American Statesman.
(d) New York Times.

Short Answer Questions

1. What smell begins to dilute the smell of death in Galveston?

2. What is everywhere as the storm waters rise?

3. What building does Isaac see is still intact after the hurricane?

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

5. What causes so many children at the orphanage to die?

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