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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part VI: Haunted.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first floor of Dr. Young's house was in how many feet of water before it was hit by a large object?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 9.

2. Willis Moore pressured Isaac Cline to help him lobby for what position under President Wilson?
(a) Secretary of Finance.
(b) Secretary of Defense.
(c) Secretary of Commerce.
(d) Secretary of Agriculture.

3. In Introduction: The Beach, Isaac sent a telegram to the Central Office where advising them that the water was high and there were opposing winds?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Washington, DC.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York City.

4. Cuban forecasters indicated that they had correctly predicted that the storm would not __________.
(a) Travel up the Atlantic coast.
(b) Head southwest.
(c) Dissipate near Chicago.
(d) Hit the Rocky Mountains.

5. Galveston was the victim of two storm surges, one from the Gulf and one from ____________.
(a) The dunes.
(b) The reef.
(c) Mexico.
(d) The bay.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who insisted on staying in Isaac Cline's house, believing it to be capable of withstanding the storm?

2. In Part I: The Law of Storms, the author writes that the storm began gathering over the African highlands east of _____________.

3. Who was nicknamed "Pathfinder of the Seas" and "Father of Modern Oceanography and Naval Meteorology"?

4. Who was assigned as a new bureau forecast official for Havana?

5. What was the name of Louisa Rollfing's husband?

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