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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Spectacle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Louisa Rollfing's daughter?
(a) Stephanie.
(b) Mary.
(c) Helen.
(d) Rebecca.

2. The fact that Isaac Cline paid cash for goods and services was published in a directory by what company?
(a) Jameson's Shoe Company.
(b) The Smithwick Textile Corporation.
(c) The Giles Mercantile Agency.
(d) The Bolivar Lighthouse Association.

3. What astronomer was the first to recognize that the earth's rotation had a great impact on weather?
(a) John Blagden.
(b) Chauncey Depew.
(c) Henry Howgate.
(d) Edmund Halley.

4. What was the name of the steamship that Captain T. P. Halsey commanded during the storm?
(a) "The Louisiana."
(b) "The California."
(c) "The Colorado."
(d) "The Virginia."

5. Isaac Cline's neighbor sent a telegram to whom, telling them to delay a trip into Galveston?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His wife.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Isaac Cline born?

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

3. What refers to the study of weather conditions averaged over a period of time?

4. What school dean recommended Isaac Cline to study at the US Signal Corps?

5. What was the warmest month on record from the upper Mississippi Valley to the Ohio Valley?

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