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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 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.

2. How old is Isaac's brother, Joseph?
(a) 34.
(b) 42.
(c) 38.
(d) 29.

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

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

5. What is the name of the most elegant hotel in Galveston?
(a) Driskoll.
(b) Tremont.
(c) Strand.
(d) Wilshire.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many storms are there in the hurricane season before Galveston?

2. What college does Isaac attend?

3. In what field is Isaac a pioneer?

4. In what year did Galveston experience a big fire?

5. A photograph of Isaac shows him to be what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the weather like across the country during August 1900?

2. Describe the photograph taken of Isaac by New Orleans photographer.

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

4. What characteristics do they know in 1900 that all hurricanes have in common?

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

6. What kind of man does the narrator describe Isaac to be?

7. What is the difference between Isaac and Joseph's points of view in the early morning hours of September 8?

8. What did the crew of Captain William Seymour's ship experience in the eye of a storm in 1837?

9. How did Isaac do in the initial part of his training for the weather service?

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

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