One of the main ideas of this article is A. Galveston is a great place to live B. hurricanes are part of life in Galveston C. that it is easy to ride out a hurricane D. that Houston has a large port 11. Which sentence from the article best shows the power of the storm? A. This thing tossed me like a salad. B. Coast Guard helicopters buzzed overhead in an effort to check on rescue missions. C. I m just making sure there are no water moccasins. D. Along Broadway and 29th, two teenagers kayaked on their way to check on a friend s house. 12. In paragraph 2, the phrase anything but theoretical means it is A. an idea B. easy C. expensive D. real 13. A synonym for the word binge in paragraph 18 is A. bridge B. design C. overindulgence D. slowdown 14. In paragraphs 29 32, Sara Rampton said that people cannot replace A. their homes B. their telephones C. their personal things D. their coffee 15. People don t like to talk about the storm of 1900 because A. it is like a skeleton in the closet B. nothing much happened C. everyone is still grieving about their families losses D. it ended Galveston s economic power 16. The word prominence in paragraph 38 comes from the Latin root prominere, meaning to jut out. Prominence means A. importance B. flavor C. politics D. time Use Embroidery and Staying in Galveston to answer questions 17 18. 17. All of the people in Embroidery and Staying in Galveston A. are women B. faced a flood C. survived the disaster D. tried to stay in their homes 18. The message taught by Embroidery and Staying in Galveston is that A. people always manage to rebuild B. disasters are usually avoidable C. people should make every effort to get out of harm s way D. there is nothing anyone can do to escape a disaster go on