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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many blocks does Isaac live from the beach?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Ten.
(d) One.

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

3. In what field is Isaac a pioneer?
(a) Medical climatology.
(b) Meteorology.
(c) Missionary work.
(d) Military medicine.

4. In 1888, what weather disaster does the weather service fail to forecast?
(a) Los Angeles blizzard.
(b) Miami hurricane.
(c) New York City blizzard.
(d) Denver heat wave.

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

6. How many passengers are aboard the Louisiana the day of the hurricane?
(a) 300.
(b) 25.
(c) 30.
(d) 250.

7. Isaac receives conflicting reports about the storm's intensity from where?
(a) Washington.
(b) Florida.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Cuba.

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

9. In what city does the temperature hit 100.6 on August 11, 1900?
(a) Portland.
(b) New York City.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Atlanta.

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

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

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

13. Where do the winds of the tropical storm suddenly weaken, causing forecasters to miscalculate the intensity and path of the storm?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Key West.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspects of the weather does Isaac record?

2. Weather service stations are accused of doing all but one of the following:

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

4. How many miles above sea level is the highest point of Galveston?

5. What could Isaac feel the night before the storm?

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