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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction: The Beach.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What politician wrote that Americans felt "four hundred percent bigger" than the year before in 1900?
(a) Teddy Roosevelt.
(b) Matthew Fontaine Maury.
(c) Chauncey Depew.
(d) Henry Howgate.

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

3. Who, flanked by his Rough Riders, campaigned for the vice presidency in Introduction: The Beach?
(a) Chauncey Depew.
(b) Teddy Roosevelt.
(c) Matthew Fontaine Maury.
(d) Henry Howgate.

4. After his meteorology training with the US Army Signal Corps, Isaac Cline was first assigned to what location?
(a) Tulsa, Oklahoma.
(b) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(c) Omaha, Nebraska.
(d) Topeka, Kansas.

5. The narrative of Introduction: The Beach states that on the night of what date did Isaac Monroe Cline have an inexplicable feeling of foreboding?
(a) March 1, 1911.
(b) May 16, 1898.
(c) September 7, 1900.
(d) January 22, 1894.

Short Answer Questions

1. The fact that Isaac Cline paid cash for goods and services was published in a directory by what company?

2. What tamale vendor had an asterisk by his name, indicating he was an untrustworthy businessman in Galveston records, according to the author in Introduction: The Beach?

3. In Introduction: The Beach, Isaac sent a telegram to the Central Office where advising them that the water was high and there were opposing winds?

4. How many daughters did Isaac Cline have in 1900?

5. What college did Isaac Cline attend?

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