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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Zebrowski, a hurricane can start with all these except one:
2. How many people die from the heat in New York City on August 11, 1900?
3. What college does Isaac attend?
4. A photograph of Isaac shows him to be what?
5. What weather phenomenon sets Isaac on the path to being a meteorologist?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the difference between Isaac and Joseph's points of view in the early morning hours of September 8?
2. Why was the creation of the Weather Service controversial?
3. What does the Galveston newspaper advertise as being the chic look for the summer of 1900?
4. What does Isaac do for the U.S. Weather Bureau?
5. What does Isaac compare the feeling to that he has on the night before the hurricane?
6. What does Captain J. W. Simmons of the Pensacola experience after his ship leaves Galveston the morning of the hurricane?
7. What did the crew of Captain William Seymour's ship experience in the eye of a storm in 1837?
8. Describe the photograph taken of Isaac by New Orleans photographer.
9. What was Isaac's childhood like?
10. Why is the final payment on the piano a significant accomplishment to Louisa Rollfing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Isaac said this in relation to deciding on a career: "I then made up my mind that I would seek some field where I could tell big stories and tell the truth." Discuss what he means by this as well as whether he accomplished this goal. What is prophetic about this quote in relation to the hurricane?
Essay Topic 2
What is the true "Law of Storms" as it pertains to the Galveston hurricane?
Essay Topic 3
How is the history of weather intertwined with Isaac's history? Where and how do they tragically intersect with the future of Galveston?
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