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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the building called which housed the Galveston weather station?

2. For how many hours did Dr. Young stay on his raft until he was rescued in Part IV: Cataclysm?

3. When a train from Houston to Galveston became stalled, a team of men buried how many corpses found during the afternoon?

4. Which of Louise Hopkins's siblings arrived home first?

5. Where was the letter that Willis Moore wrote defending the forecasting conducted by the Weather Bureau published?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Dr. Sam Young's experiences like as the storm began flooding Galveston?

2. What led to the entrapment of the Galveston-Houston train?

3. How did the passengers of the Galveston-Houston train escape?

4. What happened following the attempts by Galveston to bury the dead at sea?

5. Where was August Rollfing headed in the beginning of Part IV: Cataclysm? Where was his family?

6. How does the author describe the plight of Captain Simmons as he fought the storm?

7. What did Isaac and Joseph Cline argue about as the storm hit?

8. How does the author describe the events at Ritter's Cafe?

9. Describe the losses sustained by the Credo and Palmer families. How many were lost?

10. What was the setting like when Colonel William Sterett's train became stalled? What did the passengers do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define the August wave, and discuss the atmospheric conditions which took place leading up to the hurricane of 1900. How did the August wave help to strengthen the storm? How does the butterfly effect apply to the hurricane of 1900?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the scandal of Henry Howgate and its impact on the US Signal Corps. How was the reputation of the Corps affected upon Isaac Cline's arrival? What did Isaac know about this history? How did Howgate escape the authorities and where did he go?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the political climate of 1900 and the setting of Galveston at this time. What brochures or advertisements can be found which illustrate the "boom town" quality of Galveston? What "selling points" were used to draw both inhabitants and tourists to the city? How do these advertisements relate to those seen today for resort areas?

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