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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. 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) June 18, 1901.
(c) September 20, 1902.
(d) July 4, 1899.

2. The ship "The Louisiana" sailed from what location to Galveston during the hurricane of 1900?
(a) Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
(b) Gulfport, Mississippi.
(c) New Orleans, Louisiana.
(d) Port Arthur, Louisiana.

3. As Captain Halsey continued on his journey in Part II: the Serpent's Coil, he estimated the wind at what speed when he had probably neared the heart of the storm?
(a) 165 mph.
(b) 100 mph.
(c) 80 mph.
(d) 225 mph.

4. 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?
(a) Henry Piddington.
(b) Joe Amando.
(c) Ernest Zebrowski.
(d) Bat Masterson.

5. What bison hunter and showman does the author describe performing in the Wild West in Introduction: The Beach?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Buffalo Bill Cody.
(c) Teddy Roosevelt.
(d) Henry Piddington.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far from Galveston was the hurricane when Joseph Cline made his weather observations on September 6th?

2. What refers to the lowest portion of Earth's atmosphere?

3. Who was assigned as a new bureau forecast official for Havana?

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

5. What politician wrote that Americans felt "four hundred percent bigger" than the year before in 1900?

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