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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 smell begins to dilute the smell of death in Galveston?

2. Where do some of the occupants of the second train go to ride out the storm?

3. What is the name of Louise's best friend who lives across the street?

4. Where does August Rollfing ride out the storm?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Isaac handle Moore's lies and distortion of the truth about how the Weather Bureau handled the hurricane?

3. What is the first event that causes Galveston residents to begin to take the storm seriously?

4. What is John Blagden experiencing during the storm?

5. What does August Rollfing experience during the hurricane?

6. What does Isaac claim that he did after observing conditions on the beach the morning of the storm?

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

8. Why does Joseph want his telegram to the U.S. Weather Bureau chief be kept completely confidential?

9. What does Louise Hopkins' mother do when the water started to rise?

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

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

Discuss the use of descriptive and figurative language used throughout the story and the effect they have on the narrative.

Essay Topic 3

What is both surprising and tragic about how the residents of Galveston are first unaware of the storm and then revel in its onset? At what moment does the city seem to realize that this is going to end very badly?

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