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

2. An easterly wind converges over the ________ in the early weeks of August 1900.
(a) Gobi.
(b) Pacific.
(c) Amazon.
(d) Sahara.

3. What year is London hit with a devastating cyclone?
(a) 1789.
(b) 1703.
(c) 1807.
(d) 1902.

4. The storm begins with the awakening of ___________.
(a) Molecules.
(b) People.
(c) Meteorologists.
(d) Evil.

5. What is the name of Captain Halsey's ship?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Carolina.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the heart of the weather service?

2. Where does the storm reach on August 31?

3. How old is Isaac's brother, Joseph?

4. How many miles above sea level is the highest point of Galveston?

5. Besides being an amateur meteorologist, Dr. Young is also _____________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Larson describe the center of a hurricane?

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

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

5. Why does hail become an obsession of Isaac's?

6. What does the Galveston newspaper advertise as being the chic look for the summer of 1900?

7. What was Isaac's childhood like?

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

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

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

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