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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. What is the date at the opening of the book?
(a) September 7, 1900.
(b) September 8, 1999.
(c) September 7, 1901.
(d) September 9, 1900.

2. Where does Isaac give a speech about weather to a packed crowd?
(a) Galveston YMCA.
(b) Galveston Civic Center.
(c) Washington.
(d) Harvard.

3. What does Italian physicist Evangelista Torricelli discover?
(a) Thermometer.
(b) Tidal chart.
(c) Barometer.
(d) Wind speed.

4. Where does Moore recommend fishermen should remove their nets ahead of the storm?
(a) Florida.
(b) Maine.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) New Jersey.

5. The Friday before the hurricane brings what?
(a) Cooler weather.
(b) Torrential rain.
(c) Strong wind.
(d) Rough seas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Isaac sent to set up a weather station in Texas?

2. What time does six-year-old Isaac get up to start his chores?

3. What is the wind speed that Captain Halsey records on his ship the day of the hurricane?

4. How long is the letter William Stockman sends to Col. Dunwoody the day before the hurricane?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Captain J. W. Simmons of the Pensacola experience after his ship leaves Galveston the morning of the hurricane?

3. What is Galveston like in 1900?

4. What was Isaac's childhood like?

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

6. Describe the photograph taken of Isaac by New Orleans photographer.

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

8. Why does Isaac believe that no storm could harm Galveston?

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

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

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