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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Dr. Young, the storm would first move ___________ because cyclones always do.
(a) Northeast.
(b) Northwest.
(c) Southwest.
(d) Southwest.

2. On what street do Isaac and his family live in Galveston?
(a) Orchard Avenue.
(b) Avenue Q.
(c) Miles Street.
(d) Main Street.

3. Dr. Young notes that all the signs are present for a _____________ the days before the hurricane.
(a) Heat wave.
(b) Tropical storm.
(c) Cyclone.
(d) Low pressure system.

4. Besides being an amateur meteorologist, Dr. Young is also _____________.
(a) Mayor of Galveston.
(b) Secretary of the Cotton Exchange.
(c) Professor at the local college.
(d) Town doctor.

5. What kind of sleeper is Isaac?
(a) Insomniac.
(b) Sound.
(c) Light.
(d) Restless.

6. What country is leading the innovation in predicting hurricanes at the time of the story?
(a) Japan.
(b) Mexico.
(c) America.
(d) Cuba.

7. Who coined the word "cyclone" to describe hurricane damage?
(a) William Redfield.
(b) Col. William Read.
(c) Henry Piddington.
(d) Isaac Cline.

8. For what will the summer of 1900 be remembered?
(a) Violence.
(b) Hot weather.
(c) Tornados.
(d) Natural disasters.

9. What does Joseph come to Galveston to be?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Merchant.
(c) Weatherman.
(d) Salesman.

10. How long is the letter William Stockman sends to Col. Dunwoody the day before the hurricane?
(a) 18 pages.
(b) 5 pages.
(c) 1 page.
(d) 10 pages.

11. Who wakes Isaac at 4 a.m. the morning of the hurricane?
(a) His wife.
(b) His oldest daughter.
(c) His brother.
(d) His youngest daughter.

12. Where did Isaac earn a college degree?
(a) University of Texas.
(b) University of Arkansas.
(c) Stanford University.
(d) Harvard University.

13. What is the name of the missing ship out of Tampa?
(a) Alamo.
(b) Olive.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Pensacola.

14. How old is Isaac's brother, Joseph?
(a) 34.
(b) 42.
(c) 29.
(d) 38.

15. What is the heart of the weather service?
(a) The telegraph.
(b) The anemometer.
(c) Wind measurements.
(d) Forecasting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the newest member of Isaac's staff the summer of 1900?

2. What does Isaac become obsessed with after an article he wrote is rejected?

3. How many people does the last paragraph of "The Beach" say will die in the next twenty-four hours?

4. On what does Louisa Rollfing's family make a final payment?

5. What is the name of the steamship in the gulf on the day of the Hurricane?

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