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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 rabbi was shocked to see all the people walking away from the beach and carrying personal items with them in Part III: Spectacle?
(a) Matthew Lithburg.
(b) Rodney Maher.
(c) Matthew Cohen.
(d) Henry Cohen.

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

3. Who insisted that the family evacuate Isaac Cline's house because it was too dangerous in Part III: Spectacle?
(a) Joseph Cline.
(b) Laura Cline.
(c) Isaac Cline.
(d) Cora Cline.

4. In Part I: The Law of Storms, the author writes that the storm began gathering over the African highlands east of _____________.
(a) Niger.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Cameroon.

5. Captain Simmons ordered his crew to head for the channel at the east end of _____________.
(a) The Texas panhandle.
(b) Galveston Island.
(c) Dallas.
(d) The Rio Grande.

Short Answer Questions

1. On Wednesday, the Weather Bureau was predicting that the storm would move north and land in New England by what day?

2. By the end of the week after the storm, businesses were placing ads in the News assuring customers that they would not ______________.

3. Which of Louise Hopkins's siblings made it home last, with water up to his underarms?

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

5. Chief Stockman was irritated that the Cuban forecasters had referred to the storm as _____________.

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