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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. 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. Who was an English-Indian scientist and merchant captain who coined the name cyclone for tropical storms?
4. In Galveston on September 6th, Joseph Cline made his weather observations at what time?
5. What was a nationalist movement by the "Righteous Harmony Society" in China between 1898 and 1901?
Short Essay Questions
1. What concerned Isaac about the weather on the night of September 7, 1900?
2. How were the Midwest and Gulf of Mexico affected by the heat wave described in Part I: The Law of Storms?
3. How does the author describe Joseph Cline's weather observations on September 6, 1900?
4. What geographical and social elements set up the city of Galveston for major casualties in the event of a hurricane in 1900?
5. What experiences with hurricanes did Christopher Columbus encounter, according to the author?
6. Where was Isaac Cline sent to work in 1891? How was his work there perceived by his superiors? How did Isaac perceive his work?
7. What had Isaac Cline considered as a profession before going into weather?
8. According to the author, for what reason do some tropical disturbances cross the Atlantic, but others do not?
9. When did the storm that hit Galveston enter the Caribbean, according to the author in Part II: the Serpent's Coil? What conditions led it to grow there?
10. What were the predictions by the US Weather Bureau for the storm when it hit Florida?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the scandal of Henry Howgate and its impact on the US Signal Corps. How was the reputation of the Corps affected upon Isaac Cline's arrival? What did Isaac know about this history? How did Howgate escape the authorities and where did he go?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and analyze the predictions of Isaac Cline and Professor Andrew Jackson DeVoe of the 1900 hurricane. What is the significance of these predictions in terms of the book's narrative? Do they serve as symbols? How does intuition relate to Isaac and Joseph Cline?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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