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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Growing up, Isaac loves to read books by ____________.
(a) George Eliot.
(b) Jules Verne.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) Mark Twain.

3. What word does the U.S. weather service make every effort to avoid?
(a) Cyclone.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Hurricane.
(d) Evacuation.

4. Weather service stations are accused of doing all but one of the following:
(a) Extreme filth.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Robbing banks.
(d) Taking nude photos.

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

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

7. What year is London hit with a devastating cyclone?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1789.
(c) 1807.
(d) 1703.

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

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

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

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

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

13. Where is Isaac sent to set up a weather station in Texas?
(a) Fort Sumter.
(b) Midland.
(c) San Angelo.
(d) Fort Concho.

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

15. Who is William Stockman?
(a) Chief of the U.S. Weather Bureau.
(b) U.S. forecast official in Havana.
(c) Secretary of the Department of Agriculture.
(d) Ambassador to Cuba.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes over the scandal-ridden weather service in 1887?

2. What weather phenomenon sets Isaac on the path to being a meteorologist?

3. What is the name of the most elegant hotel in Galveston?

4. Who writes parodies about the efforts of the weather service?

5. Isaac believes in ___________.

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