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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. In November 1703, the coast of England was hit by a series of powerful storms, killing more than how many seamen?
2. 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 _____________.
3. What city suffered from twelve consecutive days of 90 degree temperatures or above, prior to the hurricane that hit Galveston?
4. When Joseph Cline made his weather observations on September 6th, what was the temperature?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What concerned Isaac about the weather on the night of September 7, 1900?
3. What associations did Isaac Cline have with the medical profession? How did this correlate to meteorology?
4. What had Isaac Cline considered as a profession before going into weather?
5. Where and with whom did Isaac Cline live in the year 1900? How is his house described in Introduction: The Beach?
6. What experiences with hurricanes did Christopher Columbus encounter, according to the author?
7. According to the author, for what reason do some tropical disturbances cross the Atlantic, but others do not?
8. Where did the storm that hit Galveston begin forming? What were atmospheric pressure conditions like in the US at this time?
9. What did the weather readings tell Isaac Cline on the morning of September 8, 1900? How did Isaac feel about the situation?
10. What conditions made the storm that hit Galveston form and grow?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the theme of heroism in the narrative. What actions are detailed in the reading which illustrate the heroism of the train passengers? How many people survived due to the heroics of others? What heroic actions did Isaac Cline exhibit?
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
Describe the path of the hurricane of 1900 and the conditions in Galveston on September 6th. What indications did the Weather Bureau have that there would be mass destruction? What did Joseph Cline report in his observations for that day?
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