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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people die from the heat in New York City on August 11, 1900?
(a) 90.
(b) 30.
(c) 50.
(d) 40.

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

3. Where do the American forecasters think the storm is headed?
(a) Out to sea.
(b) Atlantic coast.
(c) Haiti.
(d) Texas coastline.

4. What does Isaac raise late the morning of the hurricane?
(a) Clear skies flag.
(b) Hurricane flag.
(c) Storm warning flag.
(d) Weather advisory flag.

5. What immigrant group makes up one-third of the Galveston population in 1889?
(a) Caribbean islanders.
(b) Germans.
(c) Jews.
(d) Irish.

6. What is the date at the opening of the book?
(a) September 7, 1900.
(b) September 9, 1900.
(c) September 8, 1999.
(d) September 7, 1901.

7. Who came up with a compelling theory about the cause of the trade winds?
(a) Steven Smith.
(b) George Hadley.
(c) Lindon Sinclair.
(d) Edmund Halley.

8. What could Isaac feel the night before the storm?
(a) The waves.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Dread.
(d) The wind.

9. In what year did Galveston experience a big fire?
(a) 1885.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1893.
(d) 1883.

10. What is the name of the most elegant hotel in Galveston?
(a) Tremont.
(b) Driskoll.
(c) Strand.
(d) Wilshire.

11. What is the wind speed that Captain Halsey records on his ship the day of the hurricane?
(a) 100 m.p.h.
(b) 175 m.p.h.
(c) 125 m.p.h.
(d) 150 m.p.h.

12. What college does Isaac attend?
(a) Hiwassee College.
(b) Trinity College.
(c) Vassar College.
(d) Abilene Christian College.

13. What is the age of Isaac's oldest daughter at the opening of the book?
(a) 14.
(b) 15.
(c) 12.
(d) 13.

14. What does Moore ban from Cuba?
(a) Cigars.
(b) Scientists from studying in America.
(c) Hurricane warnings.
(d) Telegrams about weather.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where the Americans see numbers in relation to weather, the Cubans see ____________.

2. The storm begins with the awakening of ___________.

3. What aspects of the weather does Isaac record?

4. What is the name of Captain Halsey's ship?

5. On what street do Isaac and his family live in Galveston?

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