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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. Whom did Isaac tell he was afraid that he may have underestimated the storm?
2. The initial loss of life in Galveston is listed at how many?
3. What is the name of August Rollfing's sister?
4. How does Joseph get a message to the Weather Bureau as the storm hits Galveston?
5. Where do the Hopkins plan to go for safety?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Isaac write his official report about the hurricane?
2. How do Isaac and Dr. Young interpret what they see from the beach Saturday morning differently?
3. What does Louise Hopkins' mother do when the water started to rise?
4. What happens to the second train headed to Galveston the day of the storm?
5. How does Isaac handle Moore's lies and distortion of the truth about how the Weather Bureau handled the hurricane?
6. What is the first event that causes Galveston residents to begin to take the storm seriously?
7. What does August Rollfing experience during the hurricane?
8. What is Captain Simmons experiencing on the Pensacola as the storm intensifies?
9. What are some of the misconceptions that Isaac and his colleagues have about hurricanes?
10. What does Dr. Young experience as darkness falls on Galveston?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Part II, Larson quotes a conversation between Colonel Dunwoody and Julio Jover of the Belen College Observatory. The final sentence of the conversation is Colonel Dunwoody saying, "It cannot be; no cyclone ever can move from Florida to Galveston." How is this conversation not only emblematic of the politics of the weather services but also of the cost of America's arrogance?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the use of descriptive and figurative language used throughout the story and the effect they have on the narrative.
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