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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. What was the warmest month on record from the upper Mississippi Valley to the Ohio Valley?
(a) July, 1904.
(b) June, 1897.
(c) September, 1899.
(d) August, 1900.

2. According to the author in Part I: The Law of Storms, the first official notation of the storm was made by a Captain in his log on what date?
(a) July 4, 1899.
(b) August 27, 1900.
(c) September 20, 1902.
(d) June 18, 1901.

3. In November 1703, the coast of England was hit by a series of powerful storms, killing more than how many seamen?
(a) 8,000.
(b) 12,000.
(c) 4,500.
(d) 2,500.

4. What tamale vendor had an asterisk by his name, indicating he was an untrustworthy businessman in Galveston records, according to the author in Introduction: The Beach?
(a) Bat Masterson.
(b) Joe Amando.
(c) Henry Piddington.
(d) Ernest Zebrowski.

5. Who was the Chief of the U S Weather Bureau in 1900?
(a) Judson Palmer.
(b) Henry Howgate.
(c) Willis Moore.
(d) Chauncey Depew.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was an English-Indian scientist and merchant captain who coined the name cyclone for tropical storms?

2. What Englishman studied the significance of the colors of the skies just prior to a storm?

3. The invention of the __________ was key to the development and effectiveness of the Weather Bureau allowing for the rapid transmission of weather forecasts from city to city.

4. Captain Simmons ordered his crew to head for the channel at the east end of _____________.

5. Isaac Cline's new house was located how many blocks north of the Gulf?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the author describe the Rollfings? When did they marry?

3. What had Isaac Cline considered as a profession before going into weather?

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

5. What associations did Isaac Cline have with the medical profession? How did this correlate to meteorology?

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

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

8. Where was Isaac Cline sent to work in 1891? How was his work there perceived by his superiors? How did Isaac perceive his work?

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

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

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