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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the newest member of Isaac's staff the summer of 1900?
(a) John Blagden.
(b) Joseph Cline.
(c) Harry Baldwin.
(d) Willis Moore.

3. How many storms are there in the hurricane season before Galveston?
(a) Two.
(b) None.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

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

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

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

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

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

9. How many cyclones has Captain Halsey survived?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Ten.
(c) Eight.
(d) Two.

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

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

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

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

14. The Friday before the hurricane brings what?
(a) Torrential rain.
(b) Cooler weather.
(c) Strong wind.
(d) Rough seas.

15. Where the Americans see numbers in relation to weather, the Cubans see ____________.
(a) Poetry.
(b) Disaster.
(c) Omens.
(d) Beauty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do the winds of the tropical storm suddenly weaken, causing forecasters to miscalculate the intensity and path of the storm?

3. Where does Moore recommend fishermen should remove their nets ahead of the storm?

4. Who is Willis Moore?

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

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