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

2. In what year had Isaac been assigned to open the Texas Section of the new US Weather Bureau?
(a) 1891.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1907.
(d) 1899.

3. 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) 225 mph.
(b) 80 mph.
(c) 165 mph.
(d) 100 mph.

4. What college did Isaac Cline attend?
(a) Hiwassee College.
(b) Savannah College.
(c) Tulane College.
(d) Menominee College.

5. Isaac Cline's house was built with what components to prevent flooding?
(a) Fans.
(b) Stilts.
(c) Floats.
(d) Pumps.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who proved that air had mass, according to the author in Part I: The Law of Storms?

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

3. What sportswriter in New Jersey does the author discuss in Introduction: The Beach?

4. When Isaac finally reached home in Part III: Spectacle, his yard was already how deep in water?

5. In what year did Isaac Cline join the meteorology training program of the US Army Signal Corps?

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