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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. After the storm, Isaac Cline claimed to have saved over how many people, according to the author in Part III: Spectacle?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 32,000.
(c) 6,000.
(d) 15,000.

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

3. In August of what year did Columbus' ships sail on smooth waters under blue skies when an observer sounded the alarm after sighting huge swells just ahead, according to the author in Part I: The Law of Storms?
(a) 1654.
(b) 1527.
(c) 1583.
(d) 1492.

4. How far from Galveston was the hurricane when Joseph Cline made his weather observations on September 6th?
(a) 550 miles.
(b) 200 miles.
(c) 475 miles.
(d) 800 miles.

5. Isaac wrote an urgent cable to Willis Moore telling him of the terrible situation and gave the message to whom to deliver?
(a) William Redfield.
(b) Joseph Cline.
(c) Rabbi Henry Cohen.
(d) Cora Cline.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many hours did Dr. Young stay on his raft until he was rescued in Part IV: Cataclysm?

2. Chief Stockman's station failed to detect the switch in wind direction in what city?

3. What term refers to a wind that blows with the direction of travel?

4. In the early evening, Dr. Young could only see one house in the area that was still standing. It belonged to whom?

5. 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?

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