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Prologue-Part 1
Reading Check
Short Answer
1. It was a very wealthy city in comparison to other cities in this part of the country. (Prologue)
2. He discovers that the trees in the north had fallen in the opposite direction of the trees farther south, leading to the knowledge that hurricanes are essentially “great whirlwinds.” (Part 1)
3. Galveston delayed building a seawall because Isaac suggested in his lecture that the hurricane was unlikely to cause significant damage to the city. (Part 1)
Part 2
Reading Check
1. Louisa Rollfing and Dr. Samuel O. Young (Part 2)
2. Northeast (Part 2)
3. A halo around the moon (Part 2)
Short Answer
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