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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. When Isaac finally reached home in Part III: Spectacle, his yard was already how deep in water?
(a) Two feet.
(b) Eight inches.
(c) Neck deep.
(d) Chest deep.

2. The manager of the phone company was finally able to get Joseph Cline in touch with whom?
(a) The Houston Post.
(b) The Giles Mercantile Agency.
(c) A Western Union station.
(d) St. Mary's Orphanage.

3. The morning after the storm passed, the house where Isaac and his daughters had found shelter in was how far from his own house?
(a) 5 miles.
(b) 3 blocks.
(c) 10 blocks.
(d) 2 miles.

4. In Part I: The Law of Storms, the author writes that the storm began gathering over the African highlands east of _____________.
(a) Cameroon.
(b) Niger.
(c) Morocco.
(d) Egypt.

5. What school dean recommended Isaac Cline to study at the US Signal Corps?
(a) Dean Williams.
(b) Dean Frank.
(c) Dean Bruner.
(d) Dean Jones.

Short Answer Questions

1. Despite Isaac's alarm, his office still downplayed the potential severity of the storm, referring to it by what name?

2. In Part III: Spectacle, Isaac Cline drove the beach from one end to the other shouting at people to do what?

3. The roof was blown off and the second floor of the building collapsed on what cafe, killing half the diners?

4. What term refers to a wind that blows against the direction of travel?

5. Isaac Cline's house was built with what components to prevent flooding?

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