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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. Isaac recognizes his wife's body from her _________.
(a) Ring.
(b) Hair.
(c) Dress.
(d) Shoes.

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

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

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

5. Where does Captain Halsey temporarily dock the Louisiana after the storm?
(a) Key West.
(b) Pensacola.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Galveston.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many men are eating at Ritter's Cafe and Saloon when the roof falls?

3. Rabbi Cohen is known throughout Galveston as a __________________.

4. The author quotes the following newspapers as commending the U.S. Weather Bureau's forecasting during the hurricane, except one:

5. What day does the train go to Galveston after no communication has been received from the city?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is John Blagden experiencing during the storm?

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

3. Why does Joseph want his telegram to the U.S. Weather Bureau chief be kept completely confidential?

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

5. How does Galveston handle the overwhelming number of dead bodies?

6. What happens to the second train headed to Galveston the day of the storm?

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

8. How do the children of Galveston react in the early hours of the storm?

9. How does Isaac write his official report about the hurricane?

10. What is the first event that causes Galveston residents to begin to take the storm seriously?

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