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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. In what year did Isaac Cline join the meteorology training program of the US Army Signal Corps?

2. Christopher Columbus was commissioned to lead a fleet on a voyage where in 1502?

3. In 1900, Galveston was the biggest port for what product in the United States?

4. What General of the US Signal Corps wanted to staff his department with the best in Part I: The Law of Storms?

5. Who was the Chief of the U S Weather Bureau in 1900?

Short Essay Questions

1. What had Isaac Cline considered as a profession before going into weather?

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

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

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

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

6. What associations did Isaac Cline have with the medical profession? How did this correlate to meteorology?

7. What were the predictions by the US Weather Bureau for the storm when it hit Florida?

8. According to the author, for what reason do some tropical disturbances cross the Atlantic, but others do not?

9. How does the author introduce Isaac Cline in Introduction: The Beach? What led to Cline's training at the US Signal Corps?

10. What concerned Isaac about the weather on the night of September 7, 1900?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze the predictions of Isaac Cline and Professor Andrew Jackson DeVoe of the 1900 hurricane. What is the significance of these predictions in terms of the book's narrative? Do they serve as symbols? How does intuition relate to Isaac and Joseph Cline?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the path of the hurricane of 1900 and the conditions in Galveston on September 6th. What indications did the Weather Bureau have that there would be mass destruction? What did Joseph Cline report in his observations for that day?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the geography of Galveston in 1900. What elements of the topography led Galveston to be particularly vulnerable in the event of a hurricane? How was the city's infrastructure developed? How is it different today?

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