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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. The roof was blown off and the second floor of the building collapsed on what cafe, killing half the diners?
2. There was great concern that ________ would have a mental breakdown after his wife's body was found.
3. Isaac wrote an urgent cable to Willis Moore telling him of the terrible situation and gave the message to whom to deliver?
4. Isaac visited the Levy Building and looked out over the vista where he could see that the spot that ____________ had once stood was now just all white beach.
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 lists appeared in the Galveston News following the storm? How are they described?
2. How does the author describe Rabbi Cohen's experiences of the storm?
3. What did Isaac Cline find when he visited his office? How is this setting described?
4. How was the surge of flooding described in Part IV: Cataclysm? How much did the water rise and in what amount of time?
5. Where did Isaac and his family find themselves after the passing of the storm? How is the setting described?
6. Who was at fault for the inaccurate forecasting by the US Weather Bureau?
7. What was Louise Hopkins doing as the flooding began in Galveston? Where did she go?
8. What did Isaac Cline note about the waves in the morning of September 8?
9. How does the author describe the events at Ritter's Cafe?
10. What happened following the attempts by Galveston to bury the dead at sea?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Identify, analyze and discuss the point of view of the narrative. In what tense and person is the story told? Whose perspective does the reader see the events through, primarily? Is the point of view omniscient or limited?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and discuss the members of Isaac Cline's family. What was Isaac's relationship like with his brother? How many children did Isaac have? How was his home described in the narrative? What elements of conflict existed within the Cline family?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the meteorological discoveries of Thomas Jefferson, the Byzantine Empire, Aristotle and the Greeks, and Galileo. Of what importance were these men's discoveries to Isaac Cline? How had history developed a fascination for the weather in Isaac? In what ways did Isaac as a "scientist" relate to these historical figures?
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