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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. Who insisted on staying in Isaac Cline's house, believing it to be capable of withstanding the storm?
(a) Isaac Cline.
(b) Laura Cline.
(c) Joseph Cline.
(d) Cora Cline.

2. Isaac Cline's house capsized after being hit by what object?
(a) A train trestle.
(b) A locomotive.
(c) A barge.
(d) A boat.

3. Where was Isaac Cline born?
(a) Mariposa, California.
(b) Gardinerville, Montana.
(c) Phoenix, Oregon.
(d) Madisonville, Tennessee.

4. What did Isaac do with his wife's engagement ring after it was recovered from the wreckage?
(a) Gave it to another woman.
(b) Sold it to a jeweler.
(c) Had it enlarged and wore it.
(d) Tucked it away in a drawer.

5. Where was the letter that Willis Moore wrote defending the forecasting conducted by the Weather Bureau published?
(a) The Houston Post.
(b) The Denver Post.
(c) The San Francisco Chronicle.
(d) The New York Times.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was a new employee at the Galveston weather station that found himself alone in the office?

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

3. The invention of the __________ was key to the development and effectiveness of the Weather Bureau allowing for the rapid transmission of weather forecasts from city to city.

4. Isaac privately wished he would have brought his family __________ for their safety during the storm.

5. On September 4, 1900 what knocked out the city of Galveston's power and threw all the government buildings into darkness?

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