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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Introduction: The Beach, Isaac sent a telegram to the Central Office where advising them that the water was high and there were opposing winds?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) New York City.
(c) Washington, DC.
(d) Chicago.

2. What was the name of Louisa Rollfing's daughter?
(a) Rebecca.
(b) Stephanie.
(c) Mary.
(d) Helen.

3. What term refers to a wind that blows with the direction of travel?
(a) Tailwind.
(b) Pushwind.
(c) Nonlinear dynamics.
(d) Headwind.

4. Isaac Cline had considered becoming what before he was invited to study climatology?
(a) Dentist.
(b) Attorney.
(c) Animal trainer.
(d) Park ranger.

5. Whose controlling nature had resulted in a schism between Cuban and US meteorologists?
(a) Rabbi Henry Cohen.
(b) Evangelista Torricelli.
(c) Chief Willis Moore's.
(d) Colonel William Sterett.

Short Answer Questions

1. On September 1, 1900, the Rollfing family made their last payment on what?

2. Who was the Chief of the U S Weather Bureau in 1900?

3. The sequence that consisted of dry air, blue skies, and fair conditions changed to dominating high clouds and gray skies. Eventually, dark skies and a lower cloud ceiling were known as the _____________.

4. What Founding Father kept a lifelong weather journal, according to the author in Part I: The Law of Storms?

5. What were the names of Isaac Cline's parents?

Short Essay Questions

1. How were the Midwest and Gulf of Mexico affected by the heat wave described in Part I: The Law of Storms?

2. What did the weather readings tell Isaac Cline on the morning of September 8, 1900? How did Isaac feel about the situation?

3. Where did the storm that hit Galveston begin forming? What were atmospheric pressure conditions like in the US at this time?

4. What conditions made the storm that hit Galveston form and grow?

5. What geographical and social elements set up the city of Galveston for major casualties in the event of a hurricane in 1900?

6. How does the author describe the weather events in Galveston on September 4, 1900? What did Isaac Cline note about the weather?

7. How does the author describe Joseph Cline's weather observations on September 6, 1900?

8. How does the author describe the summer of 1900 in terms of weather in Introduction: The Beach? How is the setting of Galveston described during this time period?

9. How did the actions of the Weather Bureau affect sea captains such as T.P. Halsey?

10. What concerned Isaac about the weather on the night of September 7, 1900?

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