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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: The Law of Storms.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Isaac Cline's new house was located how many blocks north of the Gulf?
(a) 25.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 12.

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

3. The author writes that low pressure lingered over ___________, and the air was heavy with moisture, causing trillions of water molecules to heat up.
(a) Cameroon.
(b) Niger.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Morocco.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who, flanked by his Rough Riders, campaigned for the vice presidency in Introduction: The Beach?

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

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

4. What city suffered from twelve consecutive days of 90 degree temperatures or above, prior to the hurricane that hit Galveston?

5. In 1900, Galveston was the biggest port for what product in the United States?

(see the answer key)

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