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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V: Strange News.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Galveston on September 6th, Joseph Cline made his weather observations at what time?
(a) 4:30 a.m.
(b) 7:00 a.m.
(c) 2:15 p.m.
(d) 7:45 p.m.

2. The storm's track hit Galveston at a 90 degree angle with its eye passing how many miles west of the city?
(a) 65.
(b) 40.
(c) 25.
(d) 15.

3. What refers to the study of weather conditions averaged over a period of time?
(a) Biology.
(b) Ecology.
(c) Climatology.
(d) Stormology.

4. What tamale vendor had an asterisk by his name, indicating he was an untrustworthy businessman in Galveston records, according to the author in Introduction: The Beach?
(a) Joe Amando.
(b) Henry Piddington.
(c) Ernest Zebrowski.
(d) Bat Masterson.

5. Who was an English-Indian scientist and merchant captain who coined the name cyclone for tropical storms?
(a) William Dampier.
(b) Henry Piddington.
(c) Chauncey Depew.
(d) John Blagden.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What was the name of Isaac Cline's younger brother who lived with his family and worked for the weather service as an observer?

3. When Isaac returned to work the week after the storm, the instruments in his office were still out, and he was forced to communicate by what means to the Houston station?

4. After the storm, Isaac Cline claimed to have saved over how many people, according to the author in Part III: Spectacle?

5. What sixteen-year-old was washed to the mainland and was given up for dead but reappeared a week later in Part V: Strange News?

(see the answer key)

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