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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. In what year was Isaac Cline born?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1885.
(d) 1861.

2. Where did Isaac Cline first meet his wife?
(a) Aurora, Illinois.
(b) Albany, New York.
(c) Anchorage, Alaska.
(d) Abilene, Texas.

3. What sportswriter in New Jersey does the author discuss in Introduction: The Beach?
(a) Matthew Fontaine Maury.
(b) Henry Piddington.
(c) Bat Masterson.
(d) Willis Moore.

4. What concept was put forth in Perils of a Restless Planet?
(a) Nonlinear dynamics.
(b) Pushwind.
(c) Tailwind.
(d) Headwind.

5. Who proved that air had mass, according to the author in Part I: The Law of Storms?
(a) Newton.
(b) Edison.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Einstein.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part I: The Law of Storms, the author writes that the storm began gathering over the African highlands east of _____________.

2. As Captain Halsey continued on his journey in Part II: the Serpent's Coil, he estimated the wind at what speed when he had probably neared the heart of the storm?

3. Who wrote Perils of a Restless Planet?

4. The narrative of Introduction: The Beach states that on the night of what date did Isaac Monroe Cline have an inexplicable feeling of foreboding?

5. What term refers to a wind that blows against the direction of travel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What had led to the schism between Cuban and US meteorologists?

2. How does the author describe the Rollfings? When did they marry?

3. What experiences with hurricanes did Christopher Columbus encounter, according to the author?

4. Whom did Isaac Cline contact on the morning of September 8, 1900? Why?

5. Where was Isaac Cline sent to work in 1891? How was his work there perceived by his superiors? How did Isaac perceive his work?

6. Where and with whom did Isaac Cline live in the year 1900? How is his house described in Introduction: The Beach?

7. How does the author describe the weather events in Galveston on September 4, 1900? What did Isaac Cline note about the weather?

8. How were the Midwest and Gulf of Mexico affected by the heat wave described in Part I: The Law of Storms?

9. What conditions made the storm that hit Galveston form and grow?

10. How did the actions of the Weather Bureau affect sea captains such as T.P. Halsey?

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