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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. What aspects of the weather does Isaac record?

2. Growing up, Isaac loves to read books by ____________.

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

4. What is the name of the tropical storm that dumped record amounts of rain on the Texas coast in 1979?

5. Where did Isaac earn a college degree?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Isaac meet his wife?

2. What is unusual about the summer of 1900 across the world?

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

4. What was Isaac's childhood like?

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

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

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

8. What is Galveston like in 1900?

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

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

Was the hurricane truly Isaac's Storm? How much of the blame for the loss of life should lie at Isaac's feet?

Essay Topic 2

What role does weather play in the book, beyond representing the hurricane?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the use of descriptive and figurative language used throughout the story and the effect they have on the narrative.

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