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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The barometer reading Joseph takes the night before the storm is ____________.
(a) Under 28.
(b) Rising.
(c) Over 30.
(d) Falling.

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

4. Isaac believes in ___________.
(a) The Providence of God.
(b) The Laws of Weather.
(c) Farmer's Wisdom.
(d) The Laws of Storms.

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

6. Who takes over the scandal-ridden weather service in 1887?
(a) Col. Dunwoody.
(b) Gen. Custer.
(c) Gen. Greely.
(d) Col. Johnson.

7. On what does Louisa Rollfing's family make a final payment?
(a) Horse.
(b) Farm.
(c) Piano.
(d) House.

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

9. What is the name of the steamship in the gulf on the day of the Hurricane?
(a) Pensacola.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Utah.
(d) Savannah.

10. Roofs in Galveston are shingled in ___________.
(a) Cork.
(b) Slate.
(c) Wood.
(d) Tin.

11. How old is Isaac?
(a) 29.
(b) 38.
(c) 34.
(d) 42.

12. According to Zebrowski, a hurricane can start with all these except one:
(a) A plume of hot sea.
(b) The flutter of a butterfly's wings.
(c) A burst of heat from a gunnery drill.
(d) A rain drop hitting a leaf.

13. Whom does Isaac consider one of the great pioneers of meteorology?
(a) William Dampier.
(b) Willem Defoe.
(c) Daniel Defoe.
(d) Daniel Day Lewis.

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

15. Where do Isaac and his family go on Sundays?
(a) Catholic church.
(b) Synagogue.
(c) The movies.
(d) The bathhouses.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many passengers are aboard the Louisiana the day of the hurricane?

3. Who coined the word "cyclone" to describe hurricane damage?

4. Where is Isaac's office?

5. General Hazen is in charge of what?

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