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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 days does it take Isaac to get back to work after the hurricane?
(a) Four.
(b) Ten.
(c) Two.
(d) Eight.

2. What ironic numbers does the Galveston News report the morning of the hurricane?
(a) New births.
(b) U.S. census numbers.
(c) Life span rate.
(d) Death rate.

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

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

5. What is the name of the gentleman who leads people off the flooding second train?
(a) Poe.
(b) Poll.
(c) Peabody.
(d) Peterson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of dog is Joseph's pet that miraculously swims to their raft?

2. Isaac recognizes his wife's body from her _________.

3. Monagan describes the first night they spend in Galveston bay as one of ______________.

4. Whom did Isaac tell he was afraid that he may have underestimated the storm?

5. What is the name of August Rollfing's sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Isaac and Dr. Young interpret what they see from the beach Saturday morning differently?

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

3. What are some of the misconceptions that Isaac and his colleagues have about hurricanes?

4. What happens to Isaac the day after the storm?

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

6. How does the mood change on the train with members of the military and other people from Houston as it gets closer to Galveston?

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

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

9. What does August Rollfing experience during the hurricane?

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

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