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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who insisted that the family evacuate Isaac Cline's house because it was too dangerous in Part III: Spectacle?
(a) Joseph Cline.
(b) Cora Cline.
(c) Isaac Cline.
(d) Laura Cline.

2. In the early evening, Dr. Young could only see one house in the area that was still standing. It belonged to whom?
(a) The Clarks.
(b) The Robertsons.
(c) The Youens.
(d) The Matthews.

3. The sequence that consisted of dry air, blue skies, and fair conditions changed to dominating high clouds and gray skies. Eventually, dark skies and a lower cloud ceiling were known as the _____________.
(a) August breeze.
(b) August wave.
(c) July rollercoaster.
(d) July dream.

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

5. After his meteorology training with the US Army Signal Corps, Isaac Cline was first assigned to what location?
(a) Omaha, Nebraska.
(b) Tulsa, Oklahoma.
(c) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(d) Topeka, Kansas.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part II: the Serpent's Coil, the Thursday morning weather map did not show temperatures for Key West. Instead, what letter was inserted?

2. Who was the engineer of the Galveston-Houston train that became trapped in Part III: Spectacle?

3. How many passengers were on the train from Beaumont, Texas, traveling into Galveston during the storm?

4. The wind was measured at what speed from the Galveston weather station in Part IV: Cataclysm?

5. At one point the water rushed in Dr. Young's second story window which was how many feet above the street?

(see the answer key)

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