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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. At the turn of the century, Galveston was a cosmopolitan boom town, poised to take on the same status as New Orleans or ___________, according to the author in Introduction: The Beach.

2. What college did Isaac Cline attend?

3. On Wednesday, the Weather Bureau was predicting that the storm would move north and land in New England by what day?

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

5. How far from Galveston was the hurricane when Joseph Cline made his weather observations on September 6th?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the predictions by the US Weather Bureau for the storm when it hit Florida?

2. What experiences with hurricanes did Christopher Columbus encounter, according to the author?

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

4. According to the author, for what reason do some tropical disturbances cross the Atlantic, but others do not?

5. Who was assigned as bureau forecast official in Cuba? How was this meteorologist described by the author?

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

7. Where and with whom did Isaac Cline live in the year 1900? How is his house described in Introduction: The Beach?

8. What had led to the schism between Cuban and US meteorologists?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did William B. Stockman send a report to Washington stating that the storm had passed without dangerous winds in Cuba? What did Stockman serve to gain by doing so? What were the repercussions of his actions?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Isaac's career after the US Signal Corps and prior to his arrival in Galveston. How long did Isaac work in Little Rock? Where did he transfer next? Also discuss the storm developments which took place in St. John. How did the atmospheric conditions in this location serve to strengthen the storm?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the history of the US Weather Bureau and Isaac Cline's work within the Bureau. How long had Cline been in Galveston by 1900? Where had Cline studied meteorology? Where were his assignments prior to Galveston? How was Cline perceived by his superiors?

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