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

2. Who is William Stockman?
(a) Ambassador to Cuba.
(b) U.S. forecast official in Havana.
(c) Secretary of the Department of Agriculture.
(d) Chief of the U.S. Weather Bureau.

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

4. What college does Isaac attend?
(a) Trinity College.
(b) Abilene Christian College.
(c) Hiwassee College.
(d) Vassar College.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many cyclones has Captain Halsey survived?

2. Isaac receives conflicting reports about the storm's intensity from where?

3. What does Moore ban from Cuba?

4. General Hazen is in charge of what?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Isaac observe when he goes to the beach the morning of the storm?

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

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

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

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