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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What could Isaac feel the night before the storm?
(a) The waves.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The wind.
(d) Dread.

2. What is the name of the tropical storm that dumped record amounts of rain on the Texas coast in 1979?
(a) Camille.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Claudette.
(d) Corinne.

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

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

5. Who correctly predicts the hurricane in Cuba?
(a) William Stockman.
(b) Father Vine.
(c) Col. Dunwoody.
(d) Father Gangoite.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many blocks does Isaac live from the beach?

3. What is Isaac's occupation in addition to being a meteorologist?

4. The storm begins with the awakening of ___________.

5. Growing up, Isaac loves to read books by ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How was weather recorded before the creation of the weather service?

2. What does Isaac compare the feeling to that he has on the night before the hurricane?

3. How is Isaac a reflection of the country at this time?

4. What happens to the weather in Galveston two days before the storm?

5. Why is the final payment on the piano a significant accomplishment to Louisa Rollfing?

6. What is the purpose of the eighteen-page letter that William Stockman sends to Col. Dunwoody?

7. What was Isaac's childhood like?

8. What is unusual about the summer of 1900 across the world?

9. Why was the creation of the Weather Service controversial?

10. How does Moore treat the weather forecasting being done in Cuba?

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