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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. Where does Captain Halsey temporarily dock the Louisiana after the storm?

2. What is the name of August Rollfing's sister?

3. How does Joseph get a message to the Weather Bureau as the storm hits Galveston?

4. Whom does Isaac save from the floodwaters?

5. Who suggests that they evacuate the Cline house for higher ground?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Louisa Rollfing experience when she and her children try to take a coach to her mother-in-law's house?

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

3. What is Captain Simmons experiencing on the Pensacola as the storm intensifies?

4. How do people in Galveston initially react to the storm?

5. How do Isaac and Dr. Young interpret what they see from the beach Saturday morning differently?

6. What is John Blagden experiencing during the storm?

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

8. In addition to the miracle of surviving the storm, what other miracle do Joseph and Isaac experience on the day of the hurricane?

9. What are some of the misconceptions that Isaac and his colleagues have about hurricanes?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss both the narrative tone and structure of this story and their effect on the reader's experience.

Essay Topic 2

What are examples of the hurricane bringing out both the best and worst in people throughout the story? What does this say about both the best and worst sides of human nature? What are real life examples that demonstrate this same truth?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the title of each of the major parts of the book, their subtle meanings, and the way they add to the narrative.

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