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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. Which of Louise Hopkins's siblings made it home last, with water up to his underarms?

2. Who insisted on staying in Isaac Cline's house, believing it to be capable of withstanding the storm?

3. It is estimated that wind gusts hit how many miles per hour during the hurricane in Galveston in 1900?

4. There was great concern that ________ would have a mental breakdown after his wife's body was found.

5. Dr. Young lost his house, but his family was safe in _______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Weather Bureau refer to the storm as, despite Isaac's warnings in Part III: Spectacle? Who did Isaac go to warn locally?

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

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

4. Who was at fault for the inaccurate forecasting by the US Weather Bureau?

5. How is the setting of Judson Palmer's home described? Who took refuge there?

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

7. What lists appeared in the Galveston News following the storm? How are they described?

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

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

10. Who was Colonel William Sterett? Why was he traveling to Galveston?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Identify, analyze and discuss the point of view of the narrative. In what tense and person is the story told? Whose perspective does the reader see the events through, primarily? Is the point of view omniscient or limited?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the heat wave of 1900. When did the heat wave begin? What regions of the United States were affected? How many died in the heat wave? How did the heat wave in the US contribute to conditions that led to the hurricane?

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