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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. The barometer reading Joseph takes the night before the storm is ____________.
(a) Over 30.
(b) Under 28.
(c) Falling.
(d) Rising.

2. Roofs in Galveston are shingled in ___________.
(a) Slate.
(b) Wood.
(c) Tin.
(d) Cork.

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

4. What is the wind speed that Captain Halsey records on his ship the day of the hurricane?
(a) 175 m.p.h.
(b) 100 m.p.h.
(c) 125 m.p.h.
(d) 150 m.p.h.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many cyclones has Captain Halsey survived?

3. Who is Willis Moore?

4. Dr. Young notes that all the signs are present for a _____________ the days before the hurricane.

5. According to Dr. Young, the storm would first move ___________ because cyclones always do.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Captain J. W. Simmons of the Pensacola experience after his ship leaves Galveston the morning of the hurricane?

6. What does Isaac do for the U.S. Weather Bureau?

7. What is Galveston like in 1900?

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

9. What was Isaac's childhood like?

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

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