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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. Where did Isaac earn a college degree?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) University of Arkansas.
(c) Stanford University.
(d) University of Texas.

2. Who takes over the scandal-ridden weather service in 1887?
(a) Col. Johnson.
(b) Col. Dunwoody.
(c) Gen. Greely.
(d) Gen. Custer.

3. Who wakes Isaac at 4 a.m. the morning of the hurricane?
(a) His oldest daughter.
(b) His wife.
(c) His youngest daughter.
(d) His brother.

4. What is the age of Isaac's oldest daughter at the opening of the book?
(a) 13.
(b) 14.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

5. In 1891, the weather service comes under the control of what organization?
(a) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
(b) Department of Defense.
(c) Department of the Interior.
(d) Department of Agriculture.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author quotes the following newspapers as commending the U.S. Weather Bureau's forecasting during the hurricane, except one:

2. How many storms are there in the hurricane season before Galveston?

3. How many men are eating at Ritter's Cafe and Saloon when the roof falls?

4. Where does Captain Halsey temporarily dock the Louisiana after the storm?

5. What aspects of the weather does Isaac record?

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