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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Isaac Cline's house capsized after being hit by what object?
(a) A barge.
(b) A train trestle.
(c) A boat.
(d) A locomotive.

3. In Part II: the Serpent's Coil, Isaac walked to the beach and noted the arrival of a large British steamship called _____________.
(a) Englands Majesty.
(b) The Queen Mary III.
(c) The King Charles II.
(d) The Roma.

4. What was the maiden name of Isaac Cline's wife?
(a) Cora Rebecca Rodgers.
(b) Cora Betsy Huffington.
(c) Cora May Ballew.
(d) Cora Sue Smith.

5. What Founding Father kept a lifelong weather journal, according to the author in Part I: The Law of Storms?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) John Adams.

Short Answer Questions

1. Isaac visited some merchants whom he told to raise their products how high off the floor because there could be some minor flooding?

2. Going back to the third century BC, who noted that "air" had substance, according to the author in Part I: The Law of Storms?

3. For how many hours did Dr. Young stay on his raft until he was rescued in Part IV: Cataclysm?

4. Galveston was the victim of two storm surges, one from the Gulf and one from ____________.

5. On September 1, 1900, the Rollfing family made their last payment on what?

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