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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: The Law of Storms.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Weather service stations are accused of doing all but one of the following:
(a) Extreme filth.
(b) Taking nude photos.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Robbing banks.

2. In what year did Galveston experience a big fire?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1883.
(c) 1893.
(d) 1885.

3. What kind of sleeper is Isaac?
(a) Sound.
(b) Restless.
(c) Insomniac.
(d) Light.

4. Where is Isaac sent to set up a weather station in Texas?
(a) Midland.
(b) San Angelo.
(c) Fort Sumter.
(d) Fort Concho.

5. What are swimsuits made from in 1900?
(a) Mohair.
(b) Silk.
(c) Canvass.
(d) Cotton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the age of Isaac's oldest daughter at the opening of the book?

2. What is the name of the steamship in the gulf on the day of the Hurricane?

3. Roofs in Galveston are shingled in ___________.

4. Who writes parodies about the efforts of the weather service?

5. What weather phenomenon sets Isaac on the path to being a meteorologist?

(see the answer key)

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