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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many passengers were on the train from Beaumont, Texas, traveling into Galveston during the storm?
(a) 22.
(b) 95.
(c) 58.
(d) 6.

3. In Part II: the Serpent's Coil, Isaac walked to the beach and noted the arrival of a large British steamship called _____________.
(a) The Queen Mary III.
(b) The Roma.
(c) The King Charles II.
(d) Englands Majesty.

4. In November 1703, the coast of England was hit by a series of powerful storms, killing more than how many seamen?
(a) 2,500.
(b) 4,500.
(c) 8,000.
(d) 12,000.

5. The ship "The Louisiana" sailed from what location to Galveston during the hurricane of 1900?
(a) New Orleans, Louisiana.
(b) Gulfport, Mississippi.
(c) Port Arthur, Louisiana.
(d) Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the passengers on the train from Beaumont, Texas, departed and headed to a lighthouse they saw in the distance when the train was trapped?

2. According to the author in Part I: The Law of Storms, the first official notation of the storm was made by a Captain in his log on what date?

3. What physicist improved upon Galileo's device and created the first barometer?

4. What was the name of Isaac Cline's younger brother who lived with his family and worked for the weather service as an observer?

5. What General of the US Signal Corps wanted to staff his department with the best in Part I: The Law of Storms?

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