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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Isaac Cline born?
(a) Mariposa, California.
(b) Gardinerville, Montana.
(c) Phoenix, Oregon.
(d) Madisonville, Tennessee.

2. In Part VI: Haunted, Willis Moore issued a statement that after ravishing Galveston the storm had traveled north and _________________.
(a) Devastated other cities with hail.
(b) Diminished to a moderate rainstorm.
(c) Started over fifty wildfires.
(d) Spawned dozens of tornadoes.

3. What General of the US Signal Corps wanted to staff his department with the best in Part I: The Law of Storms?
(a) William B. Hazen.
(b) William Sterett.
(c) J. W. Simmons.
(d) T. P. Halsey.

4. What did Isaac do with his wife's engagement ring after it was recovered from the wreckage?
(a) Sold it to a jeweler.
(b) Had it enlarged and wore it.
(c) Tucked it away in a drawer.
(d) Gave it to another woman.

5. What term refers to a wind that blows with the direction of travel?
(a) Pushwind.
(b) Nonlinear dynamics.
(c) Tailwind.
(d) Headwind.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part III: Spectacle, Isaac Cline drove the beach from one end to the other shouting at people to do what?

2. When Isaac finally reached home in Part III: Spectacle, his yard was already how deep in water?

3. What rabbi was shocked to see all the people walking away from the beach and carrying personal items with them in Part III: Spectacle?

4. In what year was Isaac Cline born?

5. Isaac wrote an urgent cable to Willis Moore telling him of the terrible situation and gave the message to whom to deliver?

(see the answer key)

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