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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV: Cataclysm.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many daughters did Isaac Cline have in 1900?
(a) 0.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

2. The passengers of the Beaumont, Texas, train who survived took refuge at what location?
(a) The Cowboy Saloon.
(b) The Bolivar Lighthouse.
(c) A church.
(d) A barber shop.

3. In Part III: Spectacle, Isaac Cline drove the beach from one end to the other shouting at people to do what?
(a) Start fires.
(b) Take cover.
(c) Incite violence.
(d) Call refugees.

4. Isaac Cline's house was built with what components to prevent flooding?
(a) Floats.
(b) Fans.
(c) Pumps.
(d) Stilts.

5. What was a nationalist movement by the "Righteous Harmony Society" in China between 1898 and 1901?
(a) The Samurai Revolution.
(b) The Boxer Rebellion.
(c) The Bamboo Storm.
(d) The Panda Movement.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the captain who commanded the "Pensacola"?

3. Who was eight months pregnant and saw her house collapse on her husband and three-year-old son?

4. By evening, Judson Palmer estimated that the water in his yard was how deep?

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

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