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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. How far from Galveston was the hurricane when Joseph Cline made his weather observations on September 6th?
(a) 550 miles.
(b) 200 miles.
(c) 475 miles.
(d) 800 miles.

2. What school dean recommended Isaac Cline to study at the US Signal Corps?
(a) Dean Williams.
(b) Dean Bruner.
(c) Dean Frank.
(d) Dean Jones.

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

4. What term refers to a wind that blows with the direction of travel?
(a) Pushwind.
(b) Nonlinear dynamics.
(c) Tailwind.
(d) Headwind.

5. Chief Stockman's station failed to detect the switch in wind direction in what city?
(a) New Orleans, Louisiana.
(b) Key West, Florida.
(c) Havanna, Cuba.
(d) Cancun, Mexico.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The narrative of Introduction: The Beach states that on the night of what date did Isaac Monroe Cline have an inexplicable feeling of foreboding?

3. What was the maiden name of Isaac Cline's wife?

4. On September 4, 1900 what knocked out the city of Galveston's power and threw all the government buildings into darkness?

5. In Part II: the Serpent's Coil, Isaac walked to the beach and noted the arrival of a large British steamship called _____________.

(see the answer key)

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