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

2. The fact that Isaac Cline paid cash for goods and services was published in a directory by what company?
(a) Jameson's Shoe Company.
(b) The Smithwick Textile Corporation.
(c) The Bolivar Lighthouse Association.
(d) The Giles Mercantile Agency.

3. When Joseph Cline made his weather observations on September 6th, what was the temperature?
(a) 57 degrees.
(b) 71 degrees.
(c) 80 degrees.
(d) 92 degrees.

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

5. At the turn of the century, Galveston was a cosmopolitan boom town, poised to take on the same status as New Orleans or ___________, according to the author in Introduction: The Beach.
(a) Chicago.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Denver.
(d) San Francisco.

Short Answer Questions

1. After his meteorology training with the US Army Signal Corps, Isaac Cline was first assigned to what location?

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

4. What was the name of Isaac Cline's younger brother who lived with his family and worked for the weather service as an observer?

5. In what year did Isaac Cline join the meteorology training program of the US Army Signal Corps?

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