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

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

3. What piece of debris in the prairies outside of Galveston is particularly disturbing to Col. Sterett?
(a) A ship.
(b) A rocking horse.
(c) A destroyed house.
(d) A dead horse.

4. What national disaster had the highest death toll before the Galveston hurricane?
(a) San Francisco Earthquake.
(b) Mt. Hood Avalanche.
(c) Johnstown Flood.
(d) New York City Blizzard.

5. How many children does Anthony Credo have?
(a) 10.
(b) 6.
(c) 11.
(d) 5.

6. What saves the life of Dr. Young's wife?
(a) A telegram.
(b) A tree.
(c) A door.
(d) A train.

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. Where do some of the occupants of the second train go to ride out the storm?
(a) Trestle bridge.
(b) Lighthouse.
(c) Steam ship.
(d) Grain silo.

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

15. How much does the floodwater suddenly rise in a matter of seconds at one point in the storm?
(a) Six inches.
(b) Six feet.
(c) Four inches.
(d) Four feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does a very pregnant Mrs. Heidman arrive at the Ursuline convent?

2. What ironic numbers does the Galveston News report the morning of the hurricane?

3. What is the name of the gentleman who leads people off the flooding second train?

4. How many blocks from the beach is St. Mary's Orphanage?

5. How old is Louise Hopkins the day of the storm?

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