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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. Where did Isaac Cline first meet his wife?

2. What was the name of Louisa Rollfing's daughter?

3. In November 1703, the coast of England was hit by a series of powerful storms, killing more than how many seamen?

4. Where did Isaac Cline earn his Doctor of Medicine degree?

5. Whose controlling nature had resulted in a schism between Cuban and US meteorologists?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How did Isaac Cline recall his childhood in Part I: The Law of Storms? Where did he grow up?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe one element of foreshadowing in the first section of the book and analyze it. What is the author's purpose in using foreshadowing here? How does the foreshadowing impact the reader? Why does the author choose to introduce Captain Simmons in the first section?

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 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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