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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. Who correctly predicts the hurricane in Cuba?
(a) William Stockman.
(b) Father Vine.
(c) Col. Dunwoody.
(d) Father Gangoite.

2. What time does six-year-old Isaac get up to start his chores?
(a) 4 a.m.
(b) 5 a.m.
(c) 6 a.m.
(d) 7 a.m.

3. Dr. Young notes that all the signs are present for a _____________ the days before the hurricane.
(a) Low pressure system.
(b) Tropical storm.
(c) Heat wave.
(d) Cyclone.

4. What ironic numbers does the Galveston News report the morning of the hurricane?
(a) U.S. census numbers.
(b) New births.
(c) Death rate.
(d) Life span rate.

5. In what city does the temperature hit 100.6 on August 11, 1900?
(a) New York City.
(b) Portland.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Atlanta.

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. Who came up with a compelling theory about the cause of the trade winds?

3. According to Zebrowski, a hurricane can start with all these except one:

4. Where do they find Cora Cline's body?

5. What floats into the train station, causing the people waiting there to be alarmed for the first time?

(see the answer key)

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