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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. When a train from Houston to Galveston became stalled, a team of men buried how many corpses found during the afternoon?

2. By evening, Judson Palmer estimated that the water in his yard was how deep?

3. What writer for the Dallas News took a train from Houston to Galveston?

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

5. Cuban forecasters indicated that they had correctly predicted that the storm would not __________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Dr. Sam Young's experiences like as the storm began flooding Galveston?

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

3. What "hideous things" does the author describe happening across Galveston in Part IV: Cataclysm?

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

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

6. What happened following the attempts by Galveston to bury the dead at sea?

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

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

9. How does the author describe the plight of Captain Simmons as he fought the storm?

10. What did Isaac Cline note about the waves in the morning of September 8?

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

Should the media censor information which could lead to panic? In the case of the hurricane of 1900, would the civilians have been better off knowing that a "cyclone" were approaching? What examples from contemporary society can we see of the media or governmental agencies censoring what is told to the public?

Essay Topic 3

Define the August wave, and discuss the atmospheric conditions which took place leading up to the hurricane of 1900. How did the August wave help to strengthen the storm? How does the butterfly effect apply to the hurricane of 1900?

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