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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Captain Halsey continued on his journey in Part II: the Serpent's Coil, he estimated the wind at what speed when he had probably neared the heart of the storm?
(a) 80 mph.
(b) 100 mph.
(c) 225 mph.
(d) 165 mph.

2. Where did Isaac Cline first meet his wife?
(a) Anchorage, Alaska.
(b) Aurora, Illinois.
(c) Abilene, Texas.
(d) Albany, New York.

3. Who was the founder and first President of American Association for the Advancement of Science?
(a) Dean Bruner.
(b) Henry Howgate.
(c) William Redfield.
(d) Edmund Halley.

4. What was the name of the captain who commanded the "Pensacola"?
(a) T. P. Halsey.
(b) William B. Hazen.
(c) J. W. Simmons.
(d) William Sterett.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Isaac Cline and which neighbor were on the beach at dawn on Saturday as the storm rolled in?

2. Isaac Cline's neighbor sent a telegram to whom, telling them to delay a trip into Galveston?

3. Isaac Cline's new house was located how many blocks north of the Gulf?

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

5. Christopher Columbus was commissioned to lead a fleet on a voyage where in 1502?

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