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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Isaac's occupation in addition to being a meteorologist?
(a) Psychologist.
(b) Physician.
(c) Geologist.
(d) Anthropologist.

4. For whom does Isaac record weather?
(a) U.S. Signal Corps.
(b) University of Texas.
(c) U.S. Weather Bureau.
(d) Galveston Times.

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

6. Where is Isaac's office?
(a) The Strand.
(b) Levy Building.
(c) Tremont Street.
(d) Avenue Q.

7. What weather phenomenon sets Isaac on the path to being a meteorologist?
(a) Sand storm.
(b) Thunderstorm.
(c) Tsunami.
(d) Tornado.

8. What time does six-year-old Isaac get up to start his chores?
(a) 4 a.m.
(b) 5 a.m.
(c) 6 a.m.
(d) 7 a.m.

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

10. Who writes parodies about the efforts of the weather service?
(a) George Eliot.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) Mark Twain.
(d) Jules Verne.

11. General Hazen is in charge of what?
(a) U.S. Signal Corps.
(b) U.S. Department of Agriculture.
(c) U.S. Army.
(d) U.S. Weather Bureau.

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

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

14. Where does Isaac give a speech about weather to a packed crowd?
(a) Washington.
(b) Galveston Civic Center.
(c) Galveston YMCA.
(d) Harvard.

15. Where does Moore recommend fishermen should remove their nets ahead of the storm?
(a) Florida.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Maine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the age of Isaac's oldest daughter at the opening of the book?

2. What word does the U.S. weather service make every effort to avoid?

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

4. How many people does the last paragraph of "The Beach" say will die in the next twenty-four hours?

5. What is the heart of the weather service?

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