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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. Isaac wrote an urgent cable to Willis Moore telling him of the terrible situation and gave the message to whom to deliver?
2. In Part IV: Cataclysm, a telegram was sent from the weather station where to the Chief of the US Weather Bureau in Washington, DC, informing him that they had lost all contact with the Galveston office?
3. The manager of the phone company was finally able to get Joseph Cline in touch with whom?
4. The train coming from Beaumont, Texas, into Galveston during the storm was traveling along the flooded tracks of what?
5. What daughter of Ruby Credo's was severely injured when a piece of wood was driven through her arm?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Isaac Cline note about the waves in the morning of September 8?
2. Who was at fault for the inaccurate forecasting by the US Weather Bureau?
3. What were Dr. Sam Young's experiences like as the storm began flooding Galveston?
4. What led to the entrapment of the Galveston-Houston train?
5. What did Isaac and Joseph Cline argue about as the storm hit?
6. What "hideous things" does the author describe happening across Galveston in Part IV: Cataclysm?
7. How was the surge of flooding described in Part IV: Cataclysm? How much did the water rise and in what amount of time?
8. How is the setting of Judson Palmer's home described? Who took refuge there?
9. How does the author describe Rabbi Cohen's experiences of the storm?
10. How does the author describe the experiences of John Blagden when the storm hit? Where was Blagden?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Describe one element of foreshadowing in the first section of the book and analyze it. What is the author's purpose in using foreshadowing here? How does the foreshadowing impact the reader? Why does the author choose to introduce Captain Simmons in the first section?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the history of the US Weather Bureau and Isaac Cline's work within the Bureau. How long had Cline been in Galveston by 1900? Where had Cline studied meteorology? Where were his assignments prior to Galveston? How was Cline perceived by his superiors?
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