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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: the Serpent's Coil.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote Perils of a Restless Planet?
(a) Henry Piddington.
(b) Joe Amando.
(c) Chauncey Depew.
(d) Ernest Zebrowski.

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

3. According to the author in Part I: The Law of Storms, the first official notation of the storm was made by a Captain in his log on what date?
(a) August 27, 1900.
(b) July 4, 1899.
(c) September 20, 1902.
(d) June 18, 1901.

4. Where did Isaac Cline earn his Doctor of Medicine degree?
(a) The University of Virginia.
(b) The University of Montana.
(c) The University of Alaska.
(d) The University of Arkansas.

5. In Part II: the Serpent's Coil, the Thursday morning weather map did not show temperatures for Key West. Instead, what letter was inserted?
(a) "D."
(b) "R."
(c) "M."
(d) "X."

Short Answer Questions

1. What term refers to a wind that blows against the direction of travel?

2. When did the Second Anglo-Boer War begin?

3. What school dean recommended Isaac Cline to study at the US Signal Corps?

4. In what year was the chief financial manager of the Signal Corps arrested for embezzling nearly a quarter of a million dollars?

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?

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