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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Englishman studied the significance of the colors of the skies just prior to a storm?
(a) William Redfield.
(b) Henry Howgate.
(c) William Dampier.
(d) J. W. Simmons.

2. Isaac Cline and which neighbor were on the beach at dawn on Saturday as the storm rolled in?
(a) Colonel William Sterett.
(b) A. V. Kellogg.
(c) Dr. Young.
(d) Rabbi Henry Cohen.

3. What city suffered from twelve consecutive days of 90 degree temperatures or above, prior to the hurricane that hit Galveston?
(a) St Louis, Missouri.
(b) Detroit, Michigan.
(c) Columbus, Ohio.
(d) Springfield, Illinois.

4. Joseph Cline died how long after his brother?
(a) 1 day.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 2 months.

5. Where was Dr. Sam Young's located?
(a) Smith and Vine.
(b) The West End.
(c) East 65th St.
(d) Bath and P ½..

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The fact that Isaac Cline paid cash for goods and services was published in a directory by what company?

3. In Part II: the Serpent's Coil, Isaac walked to the beach and noted the arrival of a large British steamship called _____________.

4. After the storm, there were so many dead that the city resolved to do what with the corpses?

5. The train coming from Beaumont, Texas, into Galveston during the storm was traveling along the flooded tracks of what?

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